'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Ashte observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Pen mandal is Pravara Rural Education Society. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ashte itself.
By population, Ashte ranks #110 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ashte ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರದ ರಾಯಗಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Pen ತಾಲೂಕುದಲ್ಲಿ 378 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 89 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Pen ತಾಲೂಕುದ 167 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 110ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 69%, ತಾಲೂಕು ಸರಾಸರಿ 66% ಗಿಂತ 3 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 938 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 402107, Pen ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 553911. ಗ್ರಾಮ Shirdi ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 446, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ: Washiwali →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Ashte? 6 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Ashte →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Pen mandal
Ashte doesn't have its own precise centroid yet, so these places are nearby in the Pen mandal — sorted by distance from the village's approximate centre. Claim the village to add precise locations.
Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Reported by India Today.
Reported by Lawtext.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobRecent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.
No photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.