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About Askanda Village

Askanda is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 199 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 89.5 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 199
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Askanda compares

By the 2011 count Askanda is the 293rd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 89.5 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Askanda

Askanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Askanda as Available within 5 - 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 Ananta Chak, Andi Chak, Andulya and Arjuni. 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 Askanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Askanda village had a population of 376. That makes it the 293rd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Askanda village has 199 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askanda has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Askanda is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askanda covers 89.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Askanda falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Askanda 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 <5 km distance for Askanda.

Askanda is in Keshpur 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 Askanda today is likely to be higher.

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