About Ashapur Village

Ashapur is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 829 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732150
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	1,619
Male Population	829
Female Population	790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashapur compares

By the 2011 count Ashapur is the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 28 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 950.

Getting to Ashapur

Ashapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ashapur from other places

Ashapur lies about 47 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, 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 Ashapur
Nearest railway station	Dilli Dewan Ganj	under 2 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	22 km
District headquarters	Maldah	47 km

Villages closest to Ashapur

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 Ashapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashapur village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 49th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Ashapur village has 829 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashapur has about 953 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Ashapur is 732150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashapur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ashapur is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ashapur.

Ashapur is about 47 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashapur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about under 2 km away. Manihāri is about 19 km away. Chanchal I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.