# Ashta Village, Multai, Betul (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/multai/ashta/ Village · Multai, Betul # Ashta Ashta is a village in Multai sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,839 people in 390 households**, the 32nd largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 1,839people (2011) - 390households - 80.7%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Ashta PIN code and other codes Ashta falls in Multai sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockPrabhatpattnam - Census village code486253 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashta from nearby towns? - Multai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Betul (district HQ)70 km by road - Multai (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ashta? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ashta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Multai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ashta known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 1,203 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ashta Of every 100 households in Ashta in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ashta · ■ Multai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **75% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****96%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****76%** **54% Television ****25%** **27% Mobile phone ****27%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **43% Own their home ****95%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ashta? ■ Ashta · ■ Multai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **974 Working population ****47.1%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (42%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (7%) · **■** Marginal 106 (12%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Multai - Raiamla1,913 people - Sirdi1,877 people - Paradsinga1,870 people - Chikhali Kalan1,850 people - Taikheda1,799 people - Bandali1,755 people - Chhindi1,720 people - Pohar1,684 people [All 267 villages in Multai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/multai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ashta from Betul?70 km by road - What is the population of Ashta?1,839 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashta in?Betul district (Multai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ashta?80.7% (Census 2011)