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About Asuralay Village

Asuralay is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 87 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asuralay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asuralay village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 59.49 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 87
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
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 Asuralay compares

By the 2011 count Asuralay is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 59.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Asuralay

Asuralay is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asuralay 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. The nearest villages by name are Amba, Anandanagar, Arazi Muralipur and Bahina. 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 Asuralay

As per the Census of India 2011, Asuralay village had a population of 158. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Asuralay village has 87 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asuralay has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Asuralay is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asuralay covers 59.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asuralay falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Asuralay notes the nearest railway station 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 Asuralay.

Asuralay is in Mayureswar I 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 Asuralay today is likely to be higher.

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