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Ashti Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gadchiroli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ashti is a Census Town city situated in Chamorshi taluka of Gadchiroli district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,404 families residing in the Ashti city. The total population of Ashti is 5,634 out of which 2,886 are males and 2,748 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashti is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashti city is 638 which is 11% of the total population. There are 324 male children and 314 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashti is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (952).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashti is 87.8%. Thus Ashti has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Gadchiroli district. The male literacy rate is 92.58% and the female literacy rate is 82.74% in Ashti.

Ashti Census Town has total administration over 1,404 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ashti Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ashti Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 638 324 314
Literacy 87.8% 82.2% 73.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,283 651 632
Scheduled Tribe 472 231 241
Illiterate 1,248 514 734

Caste-wise Population - Ashti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Ashti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,283 651 632
Schedule Tribe 472 231 241

Religion-wise Population - Ashti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ashti is 3,968 which is 70.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ashti is 171 which is 3.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ashti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,968 (70.43%) 2,041 1,927
Muslim 171 (3.04%) 76 95
Christian 16 (0.28%) 7 9
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1,467 (26.04%) 755 712
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 4 (0.07%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 7 (0.12%) 5 2

Literacy Rate - Ashti

The total literacy rate of Ashti was 87.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 4,386 literates, males were 2,372 while females were 2,014. Also the male literacy rate was 92.58% and the female literacy rate was 82.74% in Ashti.

  Ashti Maharashtra
Female 82.74% 75.87%
Male 92.58% 88.38%
Total 87.79% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Ashti

The Sex Ratio of Ashti is 952. Thus per every 1000 men there were 952 females in Ashti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 952 ) of Ashti.

Child Population - Ashti

According to Census 2011, there were 638 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ashti. Out of which 324 were male while 314 were female.

Working Population - Ashti

In Ashti Census Town out of total population, 2,025 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,025 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,431 1,170 261
Cultivators 61 51 10
Agriculture Labourer 154 94 60
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 1,206 1,018 188
Marginal Workers 594 360 234
Non Working 3,609 1,356 2,253

Ashti Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ashti is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,634 77.8% 952

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