# Astamba Forest Village, Akrani, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akrani, Nandurbar 

# Astamba Forest

Astamba Forest is a village in Akrani sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425414**. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 28 households**, the 156th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 140people (2011)
- 28households
- 34.9%literacy
- 425414PIN code

## Astamba Forest PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Astamba Forest is 425414.** Astamba Forest falls in Akrani sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code425414
- Community development blockAkrani
- Census village code525283

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Astamba Forest from nearby towns?

- Dhadgaon (sub-district HQ)104 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Shahade (nearest town)79 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 Astamba Forest?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Astamba Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akrani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akrani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Astamba Forest known for?

The main crops are **jowar, toor and maize**. Products made here include honey liquor. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Astamba Forest

Of every 100 households in Astamba Forest in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Astamba Forest · ■ Akrani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**82%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Astamba Forest?

■ Astamba Forest · ■ Akrani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.9%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****49.3%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 30.4% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 32 (46%) · **■** Marginal 37 (54%)

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 Akrani

- Ambari180 people
- Borsisa178 people
- Sadri174 people
- Chippal155 people
- Valiamba120 people
- Pimpalchop119 people
- Chittar Forest101 people
- Junana39 people

[All 162 villages in Akrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Astamba Forest?425414
- How far is Astamba Forest from Nandurbar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Astamba Forest?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astamba Forest in?Nandurbar district (Akrani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Astamba Forest?34.9% (Census 2011)