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About Ashti Village

Ashti is one of the larger villages in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,936, made up of 5,645 males and 5,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2091 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashti village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Pincode 442202
Area (hectares) 2091 hectares
Population 10,936
Male Population 5,645
Female Population 5,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 2091 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ashti

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

Ashti lies about 67 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 24 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 town Ārvi 23 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 24 km
District headquarters Wardha 67 km

Villages closest to Ashti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashti 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 10,936. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Ashti village has 5,645 males and 5,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashti has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Ashti is 442202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashti covers 2091 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ashti falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ashti is Arvi, about 24 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 Ashti.

Ashti is about 67 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 Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ārvi is about 23 km away. Arvi is about 24 km away. Wardha is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navin Ashti (under 2 km), Peth Ahmadpur (under 2 km) and Dongargaon (2.7 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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