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About Asharu Village

Asharu is a large village in Bagda tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,436, made up of 1,784 males and 1,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asharu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bagda
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 187.8 hectares
Population 3,436
Male Population 1,784
Female Population 1,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asharu compares

By the 2011 count Asharu is the 20th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents. Its 187.8 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Asharu

Asharu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asharu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ainshghata, Amdob, Andulpota and Auldanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Asharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Asharu village had a population of 3,436. That makes it the 20th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,292 residents.

Asharu village has 1,784 males and 1,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asharu has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Asharu is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asharu covers 187.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Asharu falls under Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Asharu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Asharu.

Asharu is in Bagda tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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