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- LGD code
- 553911
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population
- 378
- Households
- 89
- Literacy rate
- 69%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 163
Census 2011 · in context
How Ashte compares
By population, Ashte ranks #110 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.0%
+3.2% vs mandal average
- Ashte
- 69.0%
- Pen mandal
- 65.8%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−27 vs mandal average
- Ashte
- 938
- Pen mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Ashte
- 4.2
- Pen mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ashte at a glance
Ashte is a village of 378 people in 89 households (Census 2011) in Pen taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 110th-largest of 167 villages in Pen taluka. Literacy is 69%, 3 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402107, served by Pen post office; the LGD village code is 553911. The village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 446 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ashte
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PEN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 162.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 123.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ashte
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ashte
- LGD code
- 553911
- Pincode
- 402107
- Post office
- Pen
- Population (Census 2011)
- 378
- Population (projected 2026)
- 446
- Households
- 89
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 69.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
- Block / Mandal
- Pen
- Nearest police station
- Loni Police Station (5.7 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)