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About Askaran Village

Askaran is a mid sized village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 558 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askaran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713406
Area (hectares) 64.8 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 558
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Askaran compares

By the 2011 count Askaran is the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 64.8 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Askaran

Askaran is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Askaran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adra, Atushi, Babla and Bahirghanya. 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 Askaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Askaran village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Askaran village has 558 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askaran has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Askaran is 713406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askaran covers 64.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Askaran falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Askaran notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Askaran is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Askaran today is likely to be higher.

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