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About Aschitpur Village

Aschitpur is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 1,008 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aschitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aschitpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712515
Area (hectares) 100.36 hectares
Population 1,929
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Aschitpur compares

By the 2011 count Aschitpur is the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 100.36 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Aschitpur

The census records public bus service for Aschitpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aschitpur from other places

Aschitpur lies about 33 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Tala, about under 2 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 Aschitpur
Nearest railway station Tala under 2 km
Nearest town Chakapara 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 33 km

Villages closest to Aschitpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balagarh 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 Aschitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Aschitpur village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Aschitpur village has 1,008 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aschitpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Aschitpur is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aschitpur covers 100.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Aschitpur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aschitpur is Tala, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Aschitpur.

Aschitpur is about 33 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aschitpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Tala is about under 2 km away. Chakapara is about 2.9 km away. Balagarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Aschitpur (under 2 km), Belgachhi (2.2 km) and Simulia (3.2 km).

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

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