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About Kashti Village

Kashti is a large village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,398 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918 hectares hectares.

Kashti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 918 hectares
Population 2,690
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kashti compares

By the 2011 count Kashti is the 46th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents. Its 918 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 923.

Getting to Kashti

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

Kashti lies about 100 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Hisvahal, about 39 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 Kashti
Nearest town Dyāne 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Hisvahal 39 km
District headquarters Nashik 100 km

Villages closest to Kashti

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.

Common questions about Kashti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashti village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 46th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,558 residents.

Kashti village has 1,398 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashti has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Kashti covers 918 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kashti falls under Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kashti is Hisvahal, about 39 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 Kashti.

Kashti is about 100 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashti is in Malegaon tehsil of Nashik district. Dyāne is about 7.7 km away. Malegaon is about 9.7 km away. Hisvahal is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabli (under 2 km), Nilgavhan (2.7 km) and Vajirkhede (2.8 km).

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

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