About Astan Village

Astan is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 297 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415730, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Astan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Astan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Khed
Pincode	415730
Area (hectares)	1310 hectares
Population	643
Male Population	297
Female Population	346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,165
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Astan compares

By the 2011 count Astan is the 94th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 1310 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Astan

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

Astan lies about 91 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 14 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 Astan
Nearest railway station	Kalambani Budruk	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khed	18 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	28 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	91 km

Villages closest to Astan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Astan village had a population of 643. That makes it the 94th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Astan village has 297 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Astan has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Astan is 415730. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Astan covers 1310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Astan falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Astan is Kalambani Budruk, about 14 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 Astan.

Astan is about 91 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Astan is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Kalambani Budruk is about 14 km away. Khed is about 18 km away. Chiplūn is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.