# Chak Ashta Village, Pombhurna, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/chak-ashta/ Village · Pombhurna, Chandrapur # Chak Ashta Chak Ashta is a village in Pombhurna sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 192 households**, the 32nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 693people (2011) - 192households - 71.9%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Chak Ashta PIN code and other codes Chak Ashta falls in Pombhurna sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPombhurna - Census village code541505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Ashta from nearby towns? - Pombhurna (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)49 km by road - Mul (nearest town)59 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 Chak Ashta? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Ashta; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pombhurna - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pombhurna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chak Ashta known for? About 84% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Chak Ashta Of every 100 households in Chak Ashta in 2011, 55 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chak Ashta · ■ Pombhurna rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **71% Toilet within the home ****58%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **80% Tap water ****71%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **90% Use banking services ****60%** **57% Television ****14%** **19% Mobile phone ****28%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **48% Own their home ****89%** **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 Chak Ashta? ■ Chak Ashta · ■ Pombhurna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **1016 Working population ****62.6%** **58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 86 (20%) 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 Pombhurna - Chak Ambe Dhanora735 people - Umari Tukum715 people - Borda Dixit714 people - Ashta700 people - Borda Borkar687 people - Dongar Haldi Tukum668 people - Mahala Ryt.645 people - Chak Chintaldhaba No.2610 people [All 71 villages in Pombhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Ashta from Chandrapur?49 km by road - What is the population of Chak Ashta?693 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Ashta in?Chandrapur district (Pombhurna sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chak Ashta?71.9% (Census 2011)