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About Asapur Village

Asapur is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 389 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 87.62 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 389
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Asapur compares

By the 2011 count Asapur is the 77th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 87.62 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Asapur

Asapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Asapur as Available within 5 - 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 Asapur from other places

Asapur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Asapur
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Asapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Asapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Asapur village had a population of 765. That makes it the 77th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Asapur village has 389 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asapur has about 967 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Asapur is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asapur covers 87.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asapur falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Asapur 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 village for Asapur.

Asapur is about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Asapur is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 8.1 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 30 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goanara (under 2 km), Gandabaria (under 2 km) and Kankjal Purba (under 2 km).

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

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