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About Askot Village

Askot is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 173 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Askot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 173
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Askot compares

By the 2011 count Askot is the 171st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Askot

Askot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Askot 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. The nearest villages by name are Ambegaon, Ambele Bk, Ambele Kh and Ambiwali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Askot

As per the Census of India 2011, Askot village had a population of 356. That makes it the 171st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Askot village has 173 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askot has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Askot covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Askot falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Askot notes the nearest railway station 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 Askot.

Askot is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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