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About Ashna Village

Ashna is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 302 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 253.3 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 302
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashna compares

By the 2011 count Ashna is the 46th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 253.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 982.

Getting to Ashna

Ashna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ashna as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ahammadpur, Aligar, Amlachaturi and Arali. 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 Ashna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashna village had a population of 590. That makes it the 46th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Ashna village has 302 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashna has about 954 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Ashna is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashna covers 253.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashna falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ashna 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 - 10 km distance for Ashna.

Ashna is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Ashna today is likely to be higher.

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