# Ashok Nagar Village, Dhamangaon Railway – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/ashok-nagar/ Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati # Ashok Nagar Ashok Nagar is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,785 people in 456 households**, the 16th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,785people (2011) - 456households - 82.7%literacy - 1,022females per 1,000 males ## Ashok Nagar PIN code and other codes Ashok Nagar falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDhamangaon Railway - Census village code533269 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashok Nagar from nearby towns? - Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)45 km by road - Dattapur Dhamangaon (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 Ashok Nagar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ashok Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anjansingi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anjansingi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhamangaon Railway - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Ashok Nagar known for? About 95% of the 1,106 hectares of village land is sown, and 856 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 Ashok Nagar Of every 100 households in Ashok Nagar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ashok Nagar · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **84% Toilet within the home ****50%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **55% Tap water ****98%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **82% Use banking services ****67%** **61% Television ****46%** **44% Mobile phone ****34%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **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 Ashok Nagar? ■ Ashok Nagar · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **916 Working population ****42.4%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 77.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 503 (66%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 Dhamangaon Railway - Deogaon2,096 people - Peth Raghunathpur2,090 people - Jalgaon Arvi1,937 people - Anjanwati1,866 people - Jalka Patache1,684 people - Vitala1,583 people - Borgaon Dhande1,552 people - Tiwra1,529 people [All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ashok Nagar from Amravati?45 km by road - What is the population of Ashok Nagar?1,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashok Nagar in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ashok Nagar?82.7% (Census 2011)