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About Ashti Village

Ashti is a small village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 4 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Ashti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 4
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ashti compares

By the 2011 count Ashti is the 115th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 924.

Getting to Ashti

Ashti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ashti 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 Ashti from other places

Ashti lies about 31 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Hinganghat, about 2.8 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 Ashti
Nearest railway station Hinganghat 2.8 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 3.6 km
District headquarters Wardha 31 km

Villages closest to Ashti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashti village had a population of 8. That makes it the 115th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Ashti village has 4 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashti has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Ashti covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ashti falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ashti is Hinganghat, about 2.8 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 Ashti.

Ashti is about 31 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashti is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Hinganghat is about 2.8 km away. Hinganghāt is about 3.6 km away. Wardha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawadghat (1.6 km), Wani (1.8 km) and Bid Sonegaon (1.9 km).

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

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