About Ashta Village

Ashta is a large village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,039, made up of 2,097 males and 1,942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1627.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashta village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Chakur
Pincode	413524
Area (hectares)	1627.27 hectares
Population	4,039
Male Population	2,097
Female Population	1,942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ashta compares

By the 2011 count Ashta is the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 1627.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ashta

Ashta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ashta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashta from other places

Ashta lies about 21 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gharni, about 3.2 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 Ashta
Nearest railway station	Gharni	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakur	14 km
District headquarters	Latur	21 km

Villages closest to Ashta

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

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Common questions about Ashta

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashta village had a population of 4,039. That makes it the 8th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Ashta village has 2,097 males and 1,942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashta has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ashta is 413524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashta covers 1627.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashta falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ashta is Gharni, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ashta.

Ashta is about 21 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashta is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Gharni is about 3.2 km away. Chakur is about 14 km away. Latur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.