# Thar Village, Ashti, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/ashti/thar/ Village · Ashti, Wardha # Thar Thar is a village in Ashti sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,302 people in 295 households**, the 17th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 1,302people (2011) - 295households - 85.5%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Thar PIN code and other codes Thar falls in Ashti sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code533452 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thar from nearby towns? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Wardha (district HQ)84 km by road - Arvi (nearest town)32 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 Thar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Thar; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asthi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Talegaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Thar known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 54% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Thar Of every 100 households in Thar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thar · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **82% Toilet within the home ****57%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **51% Tap water ****98%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****83%** **68% Television ****47%** **42% Mobile phone ****42%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Thar? ■ Thar · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119** **905 Working population ****46.8%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 78.3% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 179 (29%) 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 Ashti - Moi1,406 people - Chistur1,325 people - Drugwada1,313 people - Navin Ashti1,305 people - Belora Bk1,209 people - Bhishnur1,194 people - Khadki1,108 people - Navin Antora1,041 people [All 158 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Thar from Wardha?84 km by road - What is the population of Thar?1,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thar in?Wardha district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Thar?85.5% (Census 2011)