Village · Risod, Washim
# Asola

Asola is a village in Risod sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra, PIN code 444506. The 2011 Census counted 747 people in 164 households, the 81st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.
- 747 people (2011)
- 164 households
- 85.0% literacy
- 444506 PIN code

## Asola PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Asola is 444506. Asola falls in Risod sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.
- PIN code 444506
- Community development block Risod
- Census village code 531365

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Asola from nearby towns?
- Risod (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Washim (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Risod (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Asola?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Asola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mop
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Risod
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Washim
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Asola known for?

About 59% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown, and 359 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Asola

Of every 100 households in Asola in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Asola · ■ Risod rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 74%
- Toilet within the home 26% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 80%
- Tap water 3% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 91%
- Use banking services 66% 68%
- Television 45% 37%
- Mobile phone 65% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 23% 31%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Asola?

■ Asola · ■ Risod rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.0% 80.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1043 825
- Working population 54.5% 52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 76.8% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 207 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 147 (36%) · ■ Other work 38 (9%) · ■ Marginal 15 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Risod
- Mohaja Ingole 873 people
- Bhokarkhed 852 people
- Koyali Kh. 823 people
- Loni Kh. 815 people
- Chakoli 728 people
- Wadi Wakad 717 people
- Ganeshpur 695 people
- Warud Tohpha 670 people

All 99 villages in Risod

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- Asola · Town, South · 13,275 people
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- Asola · Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara · 1,827 people
- Asola · Village, Jintur, Parbhani · 1,752 people
- Asola · Village, Yavatmal, Yavatmal · 1,424 people
- Asola · Village, Ambikapur, Surguja · 1,410 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Asola? 444506
- How far is Asola from Washim? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Asola? 747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asola in? Washim district (Risod sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Asola? 85.0% (Census 2011)

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