About Astane Village

Astane is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,083, made up of 1,590 males and 1,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 905 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astane village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Malegaon
Pincode	423205
Area (hectares)	905 hectares
Population	3,083
Male Population	1,590
Female Population	1,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Astane compares

By the 2011 count Astane is the 39th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 905 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Astane

Astane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Astane as Available within village. 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 Astane from other places

Astane lies about 117 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Borvihir, about 24 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 Astane
Nearest town	Dyāne	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malegaon	19 km
Nearest railway station	Borvihir	24 km
District headquarters	Nashik	117 km

Villages closest to Astane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astane village had a population of 3,083. That makes it the 39th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Astane village has 1,590 males and 1,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astane has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Astane is 423205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astane covers 905 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Astane falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Astane is Borvihir, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Astane.

Astane is about 117 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astane is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Dyāne is about 18 km away. Malegaon is about 19 km away. Borvihir is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.