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

Ashti is a Census Town city situated in Ashti taluka of Bid district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,538 families residing in the Ashti city. The total population of Ashti is 11,972 out of which 6,102 are males and 5,870 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashti is 962.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ashti city is 1503 which is 13% of the total population. There are 799 male children and 704 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashti is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashti is 85.4%. Thus Ashti has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Bid district. The male literacy rate is 91.4% and the female literacy rate is 79.31% in Ashti.

Population
11,972
Literacy
85.4%
Sex Ratio
962

Ashti Census Town has total administration over 2,538 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized 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 1,503 799 704
Literacy 85.4% 79.4% 69.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,376 675 701
Scheduled Tribe 134 70 64
Illiterate 3,028 1,255 1,773

Caste-wise Population - Ashti

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Ashti.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,376 675 701
Schedule Tribe 134 70 64

Religion-wise Population - Ashti

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ashti is 7,962 which is 66.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ashti is 3,098 which is 25.88% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ashti as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,962 (66.51%) 4,084 3,878
Muslim 3,098 (25.88%) 1,580 1,518
Christian 17 (0.14%) 9 8
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 511 (4.27%) 241 270
Jain 342 (2.86%) 165 177
Other Religion 40 (0.33%) 22 18
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Ashti

The total literacy rate of Ashti was 85.43% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 8,944 literates, males were 4,847 while females were 4,097. Also the male literacy rate was 91.4% and the female literacy rate was 79.31% in Ashti.

  Ashti Maharashtra
Female 79.31% 75.87%
Male 91.4% 88.38%
Total 85.43% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Ashti

The Sex Ratio of Ashti is 962. Thus per every 1000 men there were 962 females in Ashti. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Ashti.


Child Population - Ashti

According to Census 2011, there were 1,503 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ashti. Out of which 799 were male while 704 were female.


Working Population - Ashti

In Ashti Census Town out of total population, 4,265 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,265 workers engaged in Main Work, 600 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 848 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,859 2,787 1,072
Cultivators 600 403 197
Agriculture Labourer 848 485 363
Household Industries 224 133 91
Other Workers 2,187 1,766 421
Marginal Workers 406 231 175
Non Working 7,707 3,084 4,623

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 11,972 74.7% 962

Map of Ashti, Bid, Maharashtra


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