# Astariya Village, Pandhana, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pandhana, Khandwa 

# Astariya

Astariya is a village in Pandhana sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 197 households**, the 57th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%.

- 1,045people (2011)
- 197households
- 28.1%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Astariya PIN code and other codes

Astariya falls in Pandhana sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPandhana
- Census village code506142

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Astariya from nearby towns?

- Pandhana (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)29 km by road
- Pandhana (nearest town)9 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 Astariya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Astariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pandhana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Astariya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and cotton**. About 65% of the 890 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Astariya

Of every 100 households in Astariya in 2011, 41 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astariya · ■ Pandhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**47%

Television ****1%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**53%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Astariya?

■ Astariya · ■ Pandhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.1%**

**62.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**926

Working population ****52.2%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.7% for men and 20.7% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 219 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (46%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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 Pandhana

- Jamli Kalan1,147 people
- Badiya Gyasur1,135 people
- Pachamba1,065 people
- Badoda Aheer1,058 people
- Bhil Khedi Tubai960 people
- Kakoda958 people
- Mandwa928 people
- Badiya Sakna924 people

[All 86 villages in Pandhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/pandhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Astariya from Khandwa?29 km by road
- What is the population of Astariya?1,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astariya in?Khandwa district (Pandhana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Astariya?28.1% (Census 2011)