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About Astasol Village

Astasol is a small village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 206 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astasol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astasol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722164
Area (hectares) 128.47 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 206
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Astasol compares

By the 2011 count Astasol is the 106th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 128.47 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Astasol

Astasol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Astasol as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ajodhya, Amdahara, Amral and Antare. 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 Astasol

As per the Census of India 2011, Astasol village had a population of 403. That makes it the 106th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Astasol village has 206 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astasol has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Astasol is 722164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astasol covers 128.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Astasol falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Astasol is in Vishnupur 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 Astasol today is likely to be higher.

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