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About Ashatara Village

Ashatara is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 332 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashatara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 329.69 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 332
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashatara compares

By the 2011 count Ashatara is the 46th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 329.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ashatara

Ashatara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashatara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amjhuri, Aral Chhota, Aralbara and Arjunda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ashatara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashatara village had a population of 638. That makes it the 46th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Ashatara village has 332 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashatara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ashatara is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashatara covers 329.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashatara falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ashatara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ashatara.

Ashatara is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ashatara today is likely to be higher.

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