Ashta Population, Caste, Working Data Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Ashta is a village situated in Digras taluka of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 264 families residing in the village Ashta. The total population of Ashta is 1,186 out of which 611 are males and 575 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashta is 941.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashta village is 160 which is 13% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashta is 1,051 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Ashta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashta is 80.9%. Thus Ashta village has higher literacy rate compared to 73% of Yavatmal district. The male literacy rate is 87.24% and the female literacy rate is 74.04% 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 | 160 | 78 | 82 |
| Literacy | 80.9% | 87.24% | 74.04% |
| Scheduled Caste | 170 | 85 | 85 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Illiterate | 356 | 146 | 210 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Ashta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ashta village out of total population, 599 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 599 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 261 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 528 | 323 | 205 |
| Cultivators | 247 | 192 | 55 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 261 | 117 | 144 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 71 | 20 | 51 |
| Non Working | 587 | 268 | 319 |
Nearby Villages to Ashta,
Below are the list of villages near Ashta village in Digras.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Warandali | 3,756 |
| Wadgaon | 1,968 |
| Vasantnagar | 1,049 |
| Dolhari | 31 |
| Vithala | 3,569 |
| Pimpri | 315 |
| Sakari | 505 |
| Dolamba | 1,480 |
| Fetri | 1,372 |
| Dolambawadi | 1,144 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ashta, Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Wikipedia