# Ashta Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/ashta/ Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur # Ashta Ashta is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,142 people in 515 households**, the 6th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 2,142people (2011) - 515households - 76.5%literacy - 976females per 1,000 males ## Ashta PIN code and other codes Ashta falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhadravati - Census village code541140 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ashta from nearby towns? - Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)56 km by road - Warora (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 Ashta? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ashta; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhadravati - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadravati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadravati - ○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 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 Ashta known for? About 58% of the 775 hectares of village land is sown, and 376 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 Ashta Of every 100 households in Ashta in 2011, 78 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ashta · ■ Bhadravati rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **77% Toilet within the home ****29%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **66% Tap water ****62%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **74% Use banking services ****66%** **78% Television ****23%** **36% Mobile phone ****22%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****50%** **32% Own their home ****95%** **88% 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 Ashta? ■ Ashta · ■ Bhadravati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113** **936 Working population ****57.2%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 68.3% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 365 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 644 (53%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 130 (11%) · **■** Marginal 58 (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 Bhadravati - Nandori Bk.2,937 people - Kuchana2,911 people - Chandan Kheda2,710 people - Patala2,230 people - Kondha2,109 people - Majari2,069 people - Mudholi1,843 people - Barang Mokasa1,795 people [All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ashta from Chandrapur?56 km by road - What is the population of Ashta?2,142 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ashta in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ashta?76.5% (Census 2011)