# Marathwadi Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/marathwadi/ Village · Ashti, Bid # Marathwadi Marathwadi is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 242 households**, the 53rd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,489people (2011) - 242households - 74.6%literacy - 834females per 1,000 males ## Marathwadi PIN code and other codes Marathwadi falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code558719 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marathwadi from nearby towns? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)55 km by road - Bid (district HQ)95 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)22 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 Marathwadi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Marathwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Marathwadi known for? The main crops are **bajra, jowar and wheat**. About 59% of the 452 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Marathwadi Of every 100 households in Marathwadi in 2011, 53 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Marathwadi · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **72% Toilet within the home ****8%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **88% Use banking services ****56%** **58% Television ****32%** **32% Mobile phone ****31%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **25% Own their home ****97%** **93% 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 Marathwadi? ■ Marathwadi · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **830 Working population ****49.6%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 66.4% for women. 46% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 346 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (37%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (10%) · **■** Marginal 37 (5%) 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 Ashti - Matawali1,526 people - Gahukhel1,521 people - Hatola1,512 people - Hingni1,494 people - Sheri Kh.1,481 people - Karhewadi1,454 people - Karhewadgaon1,452 people - Salewadgaon1,425 people [All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Marathwadi from Bid?95 km by road - What is the population of Marathwadi?1,489 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marathwadi in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Marathwadi?74.6% (Census 2011)