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About Asura Village

Asura is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 126 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721457
Area (hectares) 35.65 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 126
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asura compares

By the 2011 count Asura is the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 35.65 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Asura

Asura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asura as Available within <5 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 Akhpura, Aladpur, Amarda and Antla. 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 Asura

As per the Census of India 2011, Asura village had a population of 243. That makes it the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Asura village has 126 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asura has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Asura is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asura covers 35.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asura falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asura.

Asura is in Mohanpur 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 Asura today is likely to be higher.

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