# Ashti Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/ashti/ Village · Tumsar, Bhandara # Ashti Ashti is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,783 people in 1,024 households**, the 3rd largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 4,783people (2011) - 1,024households - 79.7%literacy - 994females per 1,000 males ## Ashti PIN code and other codes Ashti falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTumsar - Census village code536656 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashti from nearby towns? - Tumsar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)64 km by road - Tumsar (nearest town)29 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 Ashti? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ashti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nakadongari - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nakadongari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitasavangi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Ashti known for? Products made here include bidi. About 60% of the 988 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Ashti Of every 100 households in Ashti in 2011, 79 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ashti · ■ Tumsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **77% Toilet within the home ****40%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **52% Tap water ****74%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **91% Use banking services ****52%** **52% Television ****30%** **34% Mobile phone ****22%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Ashti? ■ Ashti · ■ Tumsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **953 Working population ****51.4%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 764 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 739 (30%) · **■** Household industry 88 (4%) · **■** Other work 115 (5%) · **■** Marginal 753 (31%) 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 Tumsar - Dewhadi5,970 people - Sihora5,743 people - Yerli4,346 people - Sitasawangi4,001 people - Chulhad3,841 people - Garra3,458 people [All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ashti from Bhandara?64 km by road - What is the population of Ashti?4,783 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashti in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ashti?79.7% (Census 2011)