# Astamba Village, Akrani, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/astamba/ Village · Akrani, Nandurbar # Astamba Astamba is a village in Akrani sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,319 people in 385 households**, the 17th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 2,319people (2011) - 385households - 30.7%literacy - 1,031females per 1,000 males ## Astamba PIN code and other codes Astamba falls in Akrani sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkrani - Census village code525282 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Astamba from nearby towns? - Dhadgaon (sub-district HQ)104 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)74 km by road - Shahade (nearest town)75 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Astamba; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Akrani - ○Degree college10+ km · Akrani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - 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 known for? The main crops are **jowar, toor and maize**. Products made here include honey liquor. About 71% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Astamba Of every 100 households in Astamba in 2011, 61 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Astamba · ■ Akrani rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **24% Toilet within the home ****0%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****18%** **23% Television ****0%** **3% Mobile phone ****3%** **8% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****82%** **82% Own their home ****100%** **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? ■ Astamba · ■ Akrani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****30.7%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133** **983 Working population ****53.1%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 34.7% for men and 26.8% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 448 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (39%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 279 (23%) 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 - Asali2,533 people - Velkhedi2,488 people - Toranmal2,440 people - Surwani2,424 people - Toranmal2,264 people - Nigadi2,252 people - Khuntamodi2,241 people - Mandvi Kh2,197 people [All 162 villages in Akrani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akrani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Astamba from Nandurbar?74 km by road - What is the population of Astamba?2,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Astamba in?Nandurbar district (Akrani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Astamba?30.7% (Census 2011)