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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 542721
- Pincode
- 445203
- Post office
- Digras
- Population
- 1,186
- Households
- 264
- Literacy rate
- 70%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 599
- Distance to district centre
- 68 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 76 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 596 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 378 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sorta · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Pulgaon · 7 km
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Ashta ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Ashta ranks #37 of 79 villages in Digras mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.0%
+2.2% vs mandal average
Ashta70.0%
Digras mandal67.8%
Yavatmal district73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
+10 vs mandal average
Ashta941
Digras mandal931
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
Ashta4.5
Digras mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ashta ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Ashta ਮਹਾਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਯਵਤਮਾਲ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Digras ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਵਿੱਚ 1,186 ਲੋਕਾਂ 264 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Digras ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਦੇ 79 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 37ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 70% ਹੈ, ਤਾਲੁਕਾ ਔਸਤ 68% ਤੋਂ 2 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 941 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ ਯਵਤਮਾਲ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 68 ਕਿਮੀ, ਨੇੜਲੇ ਕਸਬੇ Nachangaon ਤੋਂ 10 ਕਿਮੀ, Sorta ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 6 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 445203 ਹੈ, Digras ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 542721 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Rural Hospital, Pulgaon, 7 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ Manda mohan jadhao ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Digras ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Sanjay Rathod। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,398, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਤੁਲਨਾ →Complete this village · 4/7
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ashta
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DIGRAS
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 696.96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 468.073
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ashta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Ashta
- LGD code
- 542721
- Pincode
- 445203
- Post office
- Digras
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,186
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,398
- Households
- 264
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 70.0%
- Coordinates
- 20.77939°N, 78.28612°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Digras
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Rathod
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manda mohan jadhao
- Block / Mandal
- Digras
ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਦਾ ਰਾਹ
Ashta ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਣਾ ਹੈ
ਸ਼ਹਿਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰੀ · ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ
- Mumbai596 kmcapital
- Hyderabad378 km
- Bengaluru871 km
- Delhi878 km
ਕਿਸਮ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨੇੜਲੇ · ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਤੇ ਵੀ
- Railway stationSorta6 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Pulgaon7 km
- ATM / bankTirupati Bank ATM31 km
- Petrol pumpSubhada Fuel Station8 km
- CollegeShiv Vaibhav Adhyapak Vidyalaya33 km
- Police stationPolice Station Sawangi (M)31 km
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 445203
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Digras ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
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- Dehani
- Tuptakali
- Arambhi
- Warandali
- Vithala
- Sakara
- Harsul Khand 1
- Singad
- Mokh
- Lakh (Rayachi)
- Kandali
- Mandwa
- Rui Talav
- Isapur
- Vitholi
- Tiwari
- Wadgaon
- Sawanga Bk.
- Chicholi Kh.
- Malhiwara
- Kalsa
- Mahagaon
- Dolaba
- Ligi (Wai)
- Dhanora Kh.
- Deurwada (Punarwasan)
- Amala Budruk
- Fetri
- Fulwadi
- Nimbha
- Sawanga Kh.
- Wai
- Chirkuta
- Rohanadevi
- Gandhinagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)