Ashta Population, Caste, Working Data Wardha, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ashta is a village situated in Wardha taluka of Wardha district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 288 families residing in the village Ashta. The total population of Ashta is 1,148 out of which 601 are males and 547 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashta is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashta village is 114 which is 10% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 47 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashta is 701 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Ashta village.

Population
1,148
Families
288
Literacy
83.95%
Sex Ratio
910

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashta is 83.9%. Thus Ashta village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Wardha district. The male literacy rate is 89.7% and the female literacy rate is 77.8% in Ashta village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ashta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ashta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 114 67 47
Literacy 83.95% 89.7% 77.8%
Scheduled Caste 34 15 19
Scheduled Tribe 129 70 59
Illiterate 280 122 158

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Ashta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ashta village out of total population, 796 were engaged in work activities. 99.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 796 workers engaged in Main Work, 261 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 512 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 789 410 379
Cultivators 261 138 123
Agriculture Labourer 512 258 254
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 12 11 1
Marginal Workers 7 3 4
Non Working 352 188 164

Nearby Villages to Ashta,

Below are the list of villages near Ashta village in Wardha.

Village Population
Raghunathpur 32
Yesamba 963
Bhankheda 1,299
Pujai 1,338
Sakhara 93
Madni 2,269
Taroda 3,392
Sawali 1,146
Yerandgaon 608
Narayanpur 25

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