# Ashapur Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/ashapur/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Ashapur Ashapur is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,422 people in 738 households**, the 8th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 3,422people (2011) - 738households - 50.2%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Ashapur PIN code and other codes Ashapur falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code476895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashapur from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)80 km by road - Maheshwar (nearest town)15 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 Ashapur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Ashapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ashapur known for? The main crops are **kapas, soyabean and wheat**. About 79% of the 1,268 hectares of village land is sown, and 640 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 Ashapur Of every 100 households in Ashapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ashapur · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **81% Tap water ****28%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **87% Use banking services ****7%** **28% Television ****9%** **31% Mobile phone ****18%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****67%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Ashapur? ■ Ashapur · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **933 Working population ****51.5%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.7% for men and 38.7% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 356 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,023 (58%) 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 Maheshwar - Choli4,904 people - Pipliya Bujurg3,567 people - Sulgawn3,534 people - Pathrad Khurd3,529 people - Thangoan3,093 people - Jalud3,046 people - Bhudri2,952 people - Nandra2,809 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ashapur from Khargone?80 km by road - What is the population of Ashapur?3,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashapur in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ashapur?50.2% (Census 2011)