Ashta, Madhya Pradesh

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Ashta
Ashtah
City
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Ashta
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Ashta
Ashta (India)
Coordinates: 23°01′N76°43′E / 23.02°N 76.72°E / 23.02; 76.72
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total53,462
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-MP
Vehicle registration MP

Ashta is a city and a municipality in Sehore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Geography

Ashta is located at 23°01′N76°43′E / 23.02°N 76.72°E / 23.02; 76.72 . [1] It has an average elevation of 519 metres (1702 feet and 4 hands). Running through the center of the city is a river named "Parvati" after the Hindu goddess Parvati. The river is the main source of water for the city's inhabitants. Near the river, there is a temple to Shiva, husband to the goddess, which is believed to date back as far as 3500 years. Locals believe that in the month of Sawan (during the rainy season), the river Parvati gets flooded with water and the water level rises until that level when it reaches to Shiv-Ling (Lingam) in the Shiva temple on its bank.

History

During the British India period, this area was ruled by Mirza Amjad Baig, regarded as the founder of present-day Ashta. He not only brought transportation to the city but also established an education system for both men and women.

Transport

Ashta is on the Bhopal to Indore road, which also runs through Sehore and Dewas. A daily bus service is available in Ashta. The nearest airport is Bhopal.

Places

Ashta's facilities include hospitals, schools, a cinema hall, and road transport. There are 194 rural villages in the Ashta administrative block. [2] Ashta is Also known for its grain market, known as "Mandi" in local language. Products sold in the grain market include soybean and wheat.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

As of India's 2011 census, [3] Ashta's population was 53,184. Male Population is 27591(51.90%), and Female population is 25593(48.12%). Ashta has an average literacy rate of 68.23%.

The population of Children with age 0–6 is 7483 which is 14.07% of the total population of Ashta (M + OG). In Ashta Municipality, the Female Sex Ratio is 928 against the state average of 931. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Ashta is around 933 compared to the Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. The literacy rate of Ashta city is 63.24%.

Municipality

Ashta city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.

Ashta Municipality has total administration of over 10,006 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. [4]

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References

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