# Astaria Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barwaha, Khargone 

# Astaria

Astaria is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 169 households**, the 133rd largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 752people (2011)
- 169households
- 72.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Astaria PIN code and other codes

Astaria falls in Barwaha sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBarwaha
- Census village code476672

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

## How far is Astaria from nearby towns?

- Barwaha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)90 km by road
- Barwaha (nearest town)12 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 Astaria?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barwaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Astaria known for?

The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 83% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Astaria

Of every 100 households in Astaria in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astaria · ■ Barwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**86%

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

**19%

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

**81%

Tap water ****78%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**35%

Television ****30%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Astaria?

■ Astaria · ■ Barwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**933

Working population ****61.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 52.5% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (62%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 72 (16%)

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 Barwaha

- Belsar767 people
- Padli Khurd765 people
- Machalpur Khurd764 people
- Methwan763 people
- Kithud746 people
- Bawari Kheda735 people
- Kadwalaiya724 people
- Lalya Khedi724 people

[All 323 villages in Barwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/barwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Astaria from Khargone?90 km by road
- What is the population of Astaria?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astaria in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Astaria?72.4% (Census 2011)