# Asta Village, Barghat, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/barghat/asta/ Village · Barghat, Seoni # Asta Asta is a village in Barghat sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,095 people in 770 households**, the 7th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 3,095people (2011) - 770households - 66.2%literacy - 992females per 1,000 males ## Asta PIN code and other codes Asta falls in Barghat sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBarghat - Census village code497049 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asta from nearby towns? - Barghat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Seoni (district HQ)45 km by road - Barghat (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 Asta? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Asta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Barghat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barghat - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Asta known for? About 81% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Asta Of every 100 households in Asta in 2011, 82 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Asta · ■ Barghat rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **77% Toilet within the home ****12%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****10%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****42%** **41% Television ****18%** **16% Mobile phone ****34%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Asta? ■ Asta · ■ Barghat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****752** **957 Working population ****58.8%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 58.6% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,192 (66%) 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 Barghat - Dhapara4,186 people - Dharna Kalan3,274 people - Dodi Wada3,268 people - Malara3,224 people - Kalyanpur3,053 people - Pipariya2,742 people - Khunt2,719 people - Kekdai2,624 people [All 140 villages in Barghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/barghat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Asta from Seoni?45 km by road - What is the population of Asta?3,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asta in?Seoni district (Barghat sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Asta?66.2% (Census 2011)