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About Ashapur Village

Ashapur is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 275 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 31.9 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 275
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ashapur compares

By the 2011 count Ashapur is the 125th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 31.9 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ashapur

Ashapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashapur from other places

Ashapur lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 2.8 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 Ashapur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 4.1 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Ashapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashapur village had a population of 539. That makes it the 125th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Ashapur village has 275 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashapur has about 960 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Ashapur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashapur covers 31.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashapur falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ashapur is Udairampur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ashapur.

Ashapur is about 16 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.

Ashapur is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 2.8 km away. Kulpi is about 4.1 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Raipur (under 2 km), Chak Raypur (under 2 km) and Uttar Ramdebpur (under 2 km).

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

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