Asoha

Asoha
Asohā
Village
Map of Asoha CD block
Asoha
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°35′08″N 80°50′07″E / 26.585593°N 80.83518°E / 26.585593; 80.83518
Country India India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictUnnao
Area
  Total
3.375 km2 (1.303 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
3,709
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Asoha is a village in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located about 16 km north of Purwa, the tehsil headquarters, and 51 km east of Unnao, the district headquarters. The main crops grown here are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, paddy, and pulses, and irrigation is provided by a canal as well as by tanks. The soil here is mostly clay. As of 2011, the population of Asoha is 3,709, in 856 households.

Asoha is the headquarters of a community development block, which was first inaugurated on 1 July 1956 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level. As of 2011, the block comprises 122 rural villages (including Asoha itself), with a total population of 153,798 people in 30,885 households. Asoha is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat.