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About Ashargram Village

Ashargram is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 406 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashargram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashargram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 155.74 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 406
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashargram compares

By the 2011 count Ashargram is the 55th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 155.74 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Ashargram

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

How far is Ashargram from other places

Ashargram lies about 32 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Duan, about 20 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 Ashargram
Nearest railway station Duan 20 km
Nearest town Egra 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta II 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Ashargram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta II 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 Ashargram

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashargram village had a population of 802. That makes it the 55th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Ashargram village has 406 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashargram has about 975 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Ashargram is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashargram covers 155.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashargram falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ashargram is Duan, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ashargram.

Ashargram is about 32 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashargram is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Duan is about 20 km away. Egra is about 32 km away. Garbeta II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singla (12 km), Mohanpur (21 km) and Gangaduari (27 km).

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

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