Ashta Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sehore, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Ashta is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. The Ashta city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,006 families residing in the Ashta city. The total population of Ashta is 53,184 out of which 27,591 are males and 25,593 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashta is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashta city is 7483 which is 14% of the total population. There are 3871 male children and 3612 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashta is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (928).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashta is 79.4%. Thus Ashta has higher literacy rate compared to 70.1% of Sehore district. The male literacy rate is 85.33% and the female literacy rate is 73.01% in Ashta.

Ashta Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 10,006 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ashta Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ashta Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 7,483 3,871 3,612
Literacy 79.4% 73.4% 62.7%
Scheduled Caste 7,189 3,692 3,497
Scheduled Tribe 585 340 245
Illiterate 16,894 7,350 9,544

Caste-wise Population - Ashta

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Ashta.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,189 3,692 3,497
Schedule Tribe 585 340 245

Religion-wise Population - Ashta

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ashta is 30,970 which is 58.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ashta is 18,784 which is 35.32% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ashta as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,970 (58.23%) 16,146 14,824
Muslim 18,784 (35.32%) 9,661 9,123
Christian 261 (0.49%) 153 108
Sikh 24 (0.05%) 12 12
Buddhist 26 (0.05%) 10 16
Jain 3,086 (5.8%) 1,589 1,497
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 33 (0.06%) 20 13

Literacy Rate - Ashta

The total literacy rate of Ashta was 79.41% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 36,290 literates, males were 20,241 while females were 16,049. Also the male literacy rate was 85.33% and the female literacy rate was 73.01% in Ashta.

  Ashta Madhya Pradesh
Female 73.01% 59.24%
Male 85.33% 78.73%
Total 79.41% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Ashta

The Sex Ratio of Ashta is 928. Thus per every 1000 men there were 928 females in Ashta. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Ashta.

Child Population - Ashta

According to Census 2011, there were 7,483 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ashta. Out of which 3,871 were male while 3,612 were female.

Working Population - Ashta

In Ashta Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 16,709 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,709 workers engaged in Main Work, 608 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 241 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,515 12,807 1,708
Cultivators 608 577 31
Agriculture Labourer 241 171 70
Household Industries 286 232 54
Other Workers 13,380 11,827 1,553
Marginal Workers 2,194 1,285 909
Non Working 36,475 13,499 22,976

Ashta Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ashta is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,985 59.9% 890
2 Ward No - 2 4,149 67.7% 937
3 Ward No - 3 1,681 71.3% 950
4 Ward No - 4 2,745 64.1% 982
5 Ward No - 5 2,071 64.8% 943
6 Ward No - 6 3,307 52.9% 933
7 Ward No - 7 1,605 75.9% 999
8 Ward No - 8 2,179 68.2% 979
9 Ward No - 9 1,652 68.5% 873
10 Ward No - 10 1,726 75.6% 922
11 Ward No - 11 2,045 70.4% 918
12 Ward No - 12 1,497 85.8% 1,023
13 Ward No - 13 1,830 71.9% 972
14 Ward No - 14 1,429 71.6% 976
15 Ward No - 15 8,256 63.9% 907
16 Ward No - 16 6,966 74.5% 911
17 Ward No - 17 3,159 72.8% 851
18 Ward No - 18 2,542 68% 957
19 Ward No - 19 1,360 69.6% 876

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