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About Ashta Village

Ashta is a mid sized village in Dhamangaon Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 352 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dhamangaon Railway
Pincode 442302
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 352
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Ashta compares

By the 2011 count Ashta is the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ashta

Ashta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashta 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. The nearest villages by name are Anjangaon, Anjansingi, Anjanwati and Asegaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ashta

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashta village had a population of 660. That makes it the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Ashta village has 352 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashta has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ashta is 442302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashta covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashta falls under Dhamangaon Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ashta notes the nearest railway station 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 Ashta.

Ashta is in Dhamangaon Railway tehsil of Amravati district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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