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About Ashti Village

Ashti is a small village in Ballarpur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 31 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.34 hectares hectares.

Ashti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Ballarpur
Area (hectares) 515.34 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 31
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ashti compares

By the 2011 count Ashti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents. Its 515.34 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Ashti

Ashti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashti from other places

Ashti lies about 18 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Manikgarh Junction, about 6.5 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 Ashti
Nearest railway station Manikgarh Junction 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ballarpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Rājūra 9.3 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 18 km

Villages closest to Ashti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashti village had a population of 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,138 residents.

Ashti village has 31 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashti has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Ashti covers 515.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashti falls under Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ashti is Manikgarh Junction, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Ashti.

Ashti is about 18 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashti is in Ballarpur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Manikgarh Junction is about 6.5 km away. Ballarpur is about 8.4 km away. Rājūra is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogapur (under 2 km), Itoli Chak No 1 (under 2 km) and Itoli Chak No 2 (under 2 km).

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

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