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Ashapur

आशापुर
Pindra mandal
Pincode 221002
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ashapur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttar Pradesh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Ashapur

  • Ramkot Area - Ram Janmabhoomi · 2.9 km
  • Gurdwara Brahamkund Ayodhya · 2.9 km
  • Copper Temple ruins · 3.0 km

Named places of worship on record

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Ashapur is a village in Pindra mandal, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The village has a population of 316 in 53 households and a literacy rate of 76.9%.

RP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
raju pal
Contact: 77****3592
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LGD code
208830
Pincode
221002
Post office
39 Gtd
Population
316
Households
53
Literacy rate
76.9%
Sex ratio
848 ♀/1000♂
Workers
167
Distance to district centre
101 km
Distance to mandal centre
75 km
Distance to Lucknow
123 km
Distance to Delhi
530 km
Nearest railway station
Ayodhya Dham Junction · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Nirmala Hospital and Maternity Centre · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ashapur compares

By population, Ashapur ranks #331 of 422 villages in Pindra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.9%
+13.7% vs mandal average
Ashapur
76.9%
Pindra mandal
63.2%
Varanasi district
65.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
848
−126 vs mandal average
Ashapur
848
Pindra mandal
974
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.8 vs mandal average
Ashapur
6.0
Pindra mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ashapur at a glance

Ashapur is a village of 316 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Pindra tehsil, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, the 331st-largest of 422 villages in Pindra tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 14 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 848 women per 1,000 men. It lies 101 km from the Varanasi district centre, 49 km from Paraspur, the nearest town, 3 km from Ayodhya Dham Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 221002, served by 39 Gtd post office; the LGD village code is 208830. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nirmala Hospital and Maternity Centre, <1 km away. The sarpanch is raju pal, and the village votes in Haidergarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Rawat. The population is estimated at 373 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhagwanpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ashapur · this village31677%
Ashapur · Machhlishahr85051%0 km N
Ashapur · Mariahu30870%0 km N
Ashapur · Mehnagar7973%0 km N
Ashapur · Chandauli00 km N
Ashapur · Lalganj1,13163%0 km N
Ashapur · Mariahu2,02346%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ashapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Total area (ha)
32.8
Irrigated area (ha)
21.02
Forest area (ha)
2.78

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Ashapur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Ashapur

LGD code
208830
Pincode
221002
Post office
39 Gtd
Population (Census 2011)
316
Population (projected 2026)
373
Households
53
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
848
Literacy rate
76.9%
Coordinates
26.77244°N, 82.17888°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Barabanki
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Haidergarh
Member of Parliament
Tanuj Punia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dinesh Rawat
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
raju pal
Block / Mandal
Pindra
Getting there

How to reach Ashapur

Mandal centre
Pindra · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 35 min by car · 3 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Varanasi · ≈ 101 km
≈ 3 h 27 min by car · 4 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,644 people
Paraspur · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 40 min by car · 1 h 59 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow123 kmcapital
  • Delhi530 km
  • Kolkata780 km
  • Hyderabad1111 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAyodhya Dham Junction3 km
  • Bus stopDevkali Bypass stop<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCNirmala Hospital and Maternity Centre<1 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank22 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum<1 km
  • CollegeSMB Institute of Technology4 km
  • Police stationAwadhpuri Thana<1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ashapur

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Ashapur

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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