Ashta Population, Caste, Working Data Osmanabad, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Ashta is a village situated in Bhum taluka of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 459 families residing in the village Ashta. The total population of Ashta is 2,023 out of which 1,069 are males and 954 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashta is 892.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashta village is 243 which is 12% of the total population. There are 140 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashta is 736 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (892) of Ashta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashta is 72.2%. Thus Ashta village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Osmanabad district. The male literacy rate is 79.12% and the female literacy rate is 64.75% 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 | 243 | 140 | 103 |
| Literacy | 72.25% | 79.12% | 64.75% |
| Scheduled Caste | 328 | 165 | 163 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 737 | 334 | 403 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ashta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ashta village out of total population, 1,076 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,076 workers engaged in Main Work, 609 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 317 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,018 | 604 | 414 |
| Cultivators | 609 | 363 | 246 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 317 | 172 | 145 |
| Household Industries | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| Other Workers | 64 | 52 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 58 | 27 | 31 |
| Non Working | 947 | 438 | 509 |
Nearby Villages to Ashta,
Below are the list of villages near Ashta village in Bhum.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ashta, Osmanabad, Maharashtra - Wikipedia