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About Asta Village

Asta is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 591 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Asta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Asta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 104.79 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 591
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Asta compares

By the 2011 count Asta is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 104.79 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Asta

Asta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Asta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Asta from other places

Asta lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uluberia, about 16 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 Asta
Tehsil headquarters Falta 5.3 km
Nearest town Pujali 15 km
Nearest railway station Uluberia 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Asta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Asta village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Asta village has 591 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Asta has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Asta is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Asta covers 104.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Asta falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Asta is Uluberia, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Asta.

Asta is about 33 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.

Asta is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 5.3 km away. Pujali is about 15 km away. Uluberia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaka (under 2 km), Barasat (under 2 km) and Kalagachhia (under 2 km).

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

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