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Ashta
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About Ashta
Ashta sits on the route: 20 minutes from Wadgaon.
Ashta is in Maharashtra, India, with about 37,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wadgaon, about 16 km away.
Ashta is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located at 16.95°N 74.4°E / 16.95; 74.4. It has an average elevation of 567 metres (1860 ft). The name "Ashta" comes from the legend that Lord Shri Ram established eight (Asht) Lord Mahadev temples in this area. TheRead more
city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Ashta Municipal Council has the population of 37,105 of which 19,171 are males while 17,934 are females as per the report released by Census India 2011.
Ashta is rapidly merging with Sangli city as a satellite suburb and will soon become part of Sangali Urban Agglomeration.
The population of children aged 0-6 is 3739 which is 10.08% of the total population of Ashta (M Cl). In Ashta Municipal Council, the female sex ratio is 935 against state average of 929. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Ashta is around 869 compared to Maharashtra state average of 894. The literacy rate of Ashta city is 83.60% higher than the state average of 82.34%. In Ashta, male literacy is around 89.52% while the female literacy rate is 77.32%.
Ashta Municipal Council has total administration over 7,709 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Ashta Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
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Ashta is in Maharashtra, India, about 16 km from Wadgaon.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 37,105
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 16.9494, 74.4094
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