| Asoha | |
| Other Name: | Asohā |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.5856°N 80.8352°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country India |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Unnao |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.375 |
| Population Total: | 3709 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | UP-35 |
Asoha is a village in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located about 16 km north of Purwa, the tehsil headquarters, and 51 km east of Unnao, the district headquarters.[3] 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.[3] The soil here is mostly clay.[4] As of 2011, the population of Asoha is 3,709, in 856 households.[2]
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.[3] As of 2011, the block comprises 122 rural villages (including Asoha itself), with a total population of 153,798 people in 30,885 households.[2] Asoha is also the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat.[3]
According to C.A. Elliott, the name "Asoha" is derived from that of Ashwatthama, the figure in the Mahabharata, who is said to have rested here for a time after the murder of Draupadi's children.[4] Asoha was historically the seat of a pargana, which is first attested during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century.[4] At the turn of the 20th century, Asoha had five temples, a police station, a cattle pound, and a primary school, as well as "unusually extensive" groves of mango and mahua trees.[4]
The 1961 census recorded Asoha as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 1,868 (981 male and 887 female), in 304 households and 286 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 861 acres.[5] It had a police force of 1 sub-inspector, 1 head constable, and 13 constables at the time.[5]
A legendary figure named Astik is worshipped in Asoha.[3] He is said to have been born during the Dvapara Yuga period,[4] and that at the time of the great Sarpa Satra performed by Janamejaya, Astik received a boon from the serpent Takshak, who promised him that men bitten by snakes would recover if they took his name.[3]
Asoha CD block has the following 122 villages:[2]
| Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54.8 | 300 | ||
| 125.5 | 735 | ||
| 894.5 | 6,211 | ||
| 149.4 | 890 | ||
| 182 | 653 | ||
| 144.7 | 276 | ||
| 400.2 | 1,475 | ||
| 216.8 | 1,235 | ||
| 118.6 | 769 | ||
| 2,155.1 | 9,973 | ||
| 227.4 | 871 | ||
| 151.9 | 1,195 | ||
| 198 | 1,013 | ||
| 32.9 | 0 | ||
| 114.6 | 523 | ||
| 79.7 | 566 | ||
| 115.9 | 607 | ||
| 205.7 | 488 | ||
| 88.3 | 376 | ||
| Asoha (block headquarters) | 337.5 | 3,709 | |
| 459 | 3,054 | ||
| 67.9 | 555 | ||
| 202.6 | 881 | ||
| 487.5 | 1,199 | ||
| 209.7 | 107 | ||
| 252.9 | 347 | ||
| 257.9 | 882 | ||
| 72.5 | 638 | ||
| 140.2 | 892 | ||
| 41.3 | 540 | ||
| 63.7 | 33 | ||
| 88.5 | 814 | ||
| 75.2 | 627 | ||
| 160.6 | 1,037 | ||
| 164.6 | 1,269 | ||
| 209.9 | 1,597 | ||
| 217.8 | 1,165 | ||
| 170.8 | 946 | ||
| 63.5 | 305 | ||
| 70.1 | 366 | ||
| 102.8 | 330 | ||
| 163.8 | 798 | ||
| 325.2 | 2,388 | ||
| 142.5 | 1,096 | ||
| 533.6 | 2,548 | ||
| 163.3 | 1,227 | ||
| 352.6 | 1,980 | ||
| 240.4 | 1,281 | ||
| 451.4 | 3,004 | ||
| 87.1 | 0 | ||
| 64 | 1,675 | ||
| 378 | 1,355 | ||
| 140.4 | 975 | ||
| 406.9 | 969 | ||
| 147.8 | 1,562 | ||
| 101 | 1,888 | ||
| 228.1 | 2,177 | ||
| 99.6 | 0 | ||
| 330.6 | 1,432 | ||
| 71.2 | 394 | ||
| 270 | 1,793 | ||
| 228.1 | 1,216 | ||
| 119.6 | 707 | ||
| 146.5 | 665 | ||
| 795.5 | 3,824 | ||
| 302.2 | 894 | ||
| 152.2 | 749 | ||
| 129.9 | 715 | ||
| 176.6 | 1,125 | ||
| 856.9 | 3,681 | ||
| 76.8 | 712 | ||
| 200.5 | 1,157 | ||
| 183.6 | 693 | ||
| 147.7 | 961 | ||
| 135.9 | 689 | ||
| 475.5 | 2,342 | ||
| 119.5 | 818 | ||
| 224.8 | 1,777 | ||
| 473.7 | 3,074 | ||
| 714.6 | 2,743 | ||
| 510.1 | 3,080 | ||
| 514.2 | 2,553 | ||
| 93.3 | 1,065 | ||
| 64.7 | 308 | ||
| 283.8 | 714 | ||
| 142.4 | 750 | ||
| 170.9 | 1,070 | ||
| 66.7 | 403 | ||
| 101.8 | 720 | ||
| 90.5 | 617 | ||
| 137.5 | 1,373 | ||
| 251.9 | 811 | ||
| 246.6 | 1,254 | ||
| 203.4 | 1,033 | ||
| 266.9 | 762 | ||
| 115.2 | 900 | ||
| 312.2 | 1,802 | ||
| 141 | 973 | ||
| 166.2 | 589 | ||
| 627.1 | 5,622 | ||
| 63.5 | 448 | ||
| 395 | 2,212 | ||
| 251.6 | 685 | ||
| 161.3 | 954 | ||
| 241.8 | 657 | ||
| 171.3 | 759 | ||
| Dhaurhara | 147.7 | 787 | |
| 114.6 | 370 | ||
| 232.1 | 1,449 | ||
| Rashidpur | 100.3 | 785 | |
| 144.2 | 586 | ||
| 116.8 | 594 | ||
| 68.7 | 364 | ||
| 199.5 | 1,423 | ||
| 243.4 | 787 | ||
| 46.8 | 284 | ||
| 220.7 | 1,329 | ||
| 74.6 | 1,470 | ||
| 311.2 | 317 | ||
| 267.9 | 3,212 | ||
| 202.3 | 949 | ||
| 78 | 445 |