About Asrail Village

Asrail is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,977, made up of 1,494 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asrail village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732123
Area (hectares)	157.44 hectares
Population	2,977
Male Population	1,494
Female Population	1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Asrail compares

By the 2011 count Asrail is the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 157.44 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, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Asrail

Asrail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asrail as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asrail from other places

Asrail lies about 6.0 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 1.8 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 Asrail
Nearest railway station	Gazole	1.8 km
District headquarters	Maldah	6.0 km
Nearest town	Malda	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	29 km

Villages closest to Asrail

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

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Common questions about Asrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Asrail village had a population of 2,977. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Asrail village has 1,494 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asrail has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Asrail is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asrail covers 157.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asrail falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Asrail is Gazole, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Asrail.

Asrail is about 6.0 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asrail is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Maldah is about 6.0 km away. Malda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.