# Ashte Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Ashte

Ashte is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 112 households**, the 184th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 466people (2011)
- 112households
- 78.6%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Ashte PIN code and other codes

Ashte falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552808

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

## How far is Ashte from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)60 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 Ashte?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shevane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ashte known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 795 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 Ashte

Of every 100 households in Ashte in 2011, 44 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ashte · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****69%**

**60%

Television ****11%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****88%**

**43%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ashte?

■ Ashte · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**950

Working population ****44.0%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 69.6% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 153 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 43 (21%)

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 Shahapur

- Kulhe493 people
- Mangaon486 people
- Roadvahal476 people
- Mohili475 people
- Nandgaon459 people
- Pendhari451 people
- Hal444 people
- Pimpalpada408 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ashte from Thane?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ashte?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ashte in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ashte?78.6% (Census 2011)