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About Asanshuli Village

Asanshuli is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 255 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanshuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanshuli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 330.28 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 255
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asanshuli compares

By the 2011 count Asanshuli is the 129th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 330.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Asanshuli

Asanshuli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asanshuli as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asanshuli from other places

Asanshuli lies about 58 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 7.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Asanshuli
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 7.6 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 8.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 58 km

Villages closest to Asanshuli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur tehsil.

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 Asanshuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanshuli village had a population of 508. That makes it the 129th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Asanshuli village has 255 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanshuli has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Asanshuli is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanshuli covers 330.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Asanshuli falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Asanshuli is Dubrajpur, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Asanshuli is about 58 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanshuli is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 7.6 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.9 km away. Birbhum is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haridaspur (under 2 km), Jhapartala (under 2 km) and Khanpur (under 2 km).

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

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