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About Asannagar Village

Asannagar is one of the larger villages in Krishnagar I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,794, made up of 6,500 males and 6,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asannagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Krishnagar I
Pincode 741161
Area (hectares) 474.84 hectares
Population 12,794
Male Population 6,500
Female Population 6,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Asannagar compares

By the 2011 count Asannagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents. Its 474.84 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Asannagar

Asannagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asannagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asannagar from other places

Asannagar lies about 24 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Mayurhat, about 9.0 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 Asannagar
Nearest railway station Mayurhat 9.0 km
Nearest town Bagulā 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagar I 24 km
District headquarters Nadia 24 km

Villages closest to Asannagar

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

Common questions about Asannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Asannagar village had a population of 12,794. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,286 residents.

Asannagar village has 6,500 males and 6,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asannagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Asannagar is 741161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asannagar covers 474.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asannagar falls under Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Asannagar is Mayurhat, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Asannagar.

Asannagar is about 24 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asannagar is in Krishnagar I tehsil of Nadia district. Mayurhat is about 9.0 km away. Bagulā is about 10 km away. Krishnagar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimpur (2.7 km), Kulgachhi (4.0 km) and Pansipara (4.2 km).

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

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