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About Asanpur Village

Asanpur is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 593 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 61.74 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 593
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Asanpur compares

By the 2011 count Asanpur is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 61.74 hectares work out to about 19 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 964.

Getting to Asanpur

Asanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asanpur 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 Asanpur from other places

Asanpur lies about 54 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bidyadharpur, 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 Asanpur
Nearest railway station Bidyadharpur under 2 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 54 km

Villages closest to Asanpur

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 Asanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asanpur village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Asanpur village has 593 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asanpur has about 954 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Asanpur is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asanpur covers 61.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Asanpur is Bidyadharpur, about under 2 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 Asanpur.

Asanpur is about 54 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asanpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Bidyadharpur is about under 2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 3.2 km away. Balagarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabanipur (2.1 km), Chandpur (2.5 km) and Mura Gachha (3.5 km).

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

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