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About Asti Village

Asti is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 83 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asti village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 32.71 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 83
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asti compares

By the 2011 count Asti is the 288th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 32.71 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Asti

Asti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arjun Dahar, Asanbani, Asanda and Ashanbani. 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 Asti

As per the Census of India 2011, Asti village had a population of 183. That makes it the 288th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Asti village has 83 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asti has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Asti is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asti covers 32.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Asti falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Asti notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Asti.

Asti is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Asti today is likely to be higher.

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