# Ashtagaon Village, Morshi, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/morshi/ashtagaon/ Village · Morshi, Amravati # Ashtagaon Ashtagaon is a village in Morshi sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 288 households**, the 39th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%. - 1,092people (2011) - 288households - 91.8%literacy - 863females per 1,000 males ## Ashtagaon PIN code and other codes Ashtagaon falls in Morshi sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMorshi - Census village code532212 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashtagaon from nearby towns? - Morshi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)62 km by road - Morshi (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 Ashtagaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ashtagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Morshi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Morshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Ashtagaon known for? About 71% of the 797 hectares of village land is sown, and 552 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 Ashtagaon Of every 100 households in Ashtagaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ashtagaon · ■ Morshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **82% Toilet within the home ****26%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **50% Tap water ****83%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **89% Use banking services ****65%** **55% Television ****38%** **41% Mobile phone ****36%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **38% Own their home ****94%** **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 Ashtagaon? ■ Ashtagaon · ■ Morshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%** **87.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **961 Working population ****49.5%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 88.5% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (70%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%) 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 Morshi - Kolvihir1,204 people - Lihida1,180 people - Talni1,126 people - Ganeshpur1,104 people - Simbhora1,086 people - Katpur1,074 people - Yevti1,068 people - Ashtoli1,062 people [All 166 villages in Morshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/morshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ashtagaon from Amravati?62 km by road - What is the population of Ashtagaon?1,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashtagaon in?Amravati district (Morshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ashtagaon?91.8% (Census 2011)