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About Ashta Village

Ashta is a small village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 50 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.67 hectares hectares.

Ashta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashta village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 182.67 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 50
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Ashta compares

By the 2011 count Ashta is the 113th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 182.67 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ashta

Ashta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashta 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ashta from other places

Ashta lies about 32 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Sorta, about 5.1 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 Sorta 5.1 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 25 km
District headquarters Wardha 32 km

Villages closest to Ashta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashta village had a population of 93. That makes it the 113th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Ashta village has 50 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashta has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Ashta covers 182.67 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.

Ashta falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ashta is Sorta, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ashta.

Ashta is about 32 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashta is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Sorta is about 5.1 km away. Pulgaon is about 7.2 km away. Arvi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadala (under 2 km), Pimpalgaon (1.8 km) and Nijampur (3.2 km).

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

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