# Askot Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Askot

Askot is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 84 households**, the 174th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 356people (2011)
- 84households
- 78.3%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Askot PIN code and other codes

Askot falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553143

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

## How far is Askot from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)74 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)52 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 Askot?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Askot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivale
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shiwale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Askot known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 85% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Askot

Of every 100 households in Askot in 2011, 75 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Askot · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**68%

Tap water ****94%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**86%

Use banking services ****88%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Askot?

■ Askot · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**954

Working population ****38.8%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 67.1% for women. 69% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (27%) · **■** Marginal 99 (72%)

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 Murbad

- Paronde406 people
- Mangaon395 people
- Mohap392 people
- Ojiwale380 people
- Mandus355 people
- Alawe351 people
- Ghagurli342 people
- Ranjangaon338 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Askot from Thane?74 km by road
- What is the population of Askot?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askot in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Askot?78.3% (Census 2011)