About Ashnabani Village

Ashnabani is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 111 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashnabani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashnabani village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Salbani
Pincode	721147
Area (hectares)	258.98 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	111
Female Population	101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashnabani compares

By the 2011 count Ashnabani is the 239th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 258.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ashnabani

Ashnabani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ashnabani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ashnabani from other places

Ashnabani lies about 140 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Adityapur, about 10 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 Ashnabani
Nearest town	Kopali	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Adityapur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salbani	23 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	140 km

Villages closest to Ashnabani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salbani 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.

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Common questions about Ashnabani

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashnabani village had a population of 212. That makes it the 239th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Ashnabani village has 111 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashnabani has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ashnabani is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashnabani covers 258.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashnabani falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ashnabani is Adityapur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ashnabani.

Ashnabani is about 140 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashnabani is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kopali is about 4.1 km away. Adityapur is about 10 km away. Salbani is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.