Ashti Tehsil - Wardha, Maharashtra
Ashti is an administrative tehsil in the Wardha district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ashti is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Morshi, while the nearest airport is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 71.8 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 552 km², including 551.67 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 939 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Ashti Tehsil
Ashti Tehsil has a total of 157 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abadkinhi | Rural | Thar |
| 2 | Abdalpur | Rural | Anadwadi |
| 3 | Afzalpur | Rural | Chistur |
| 4 | Ahmadpur | Rural | Belora(Bk) |
| 5 | Ajitpur | Rural | Anadwadi |
| 6 | Ajitpur (Saza Nandora) | Rural | Sahur |
| 7 | Allipur | Rural | Sawanga(Pu) |
| 8 | Aloda | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 9 | Ambikapur | Rural | Delwadi |
| 10 | Anandwadi | Rural | Anadwadi |
| 11 | Antapur | Rural | Belora(Kh) |
| 12 | Antora | Rural | Antora- Maniknager |
| 13 | Ashti | Urban | Not applicable |
| 14 | Bahadarpur | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 15 | Bambarda | Rural | Bambarda |
| 16 | Belora Bk | Rural | Belora(Bk) |
| 17 | Belora Kh | Rural | Belora(Kh) |
| 18 | Bhadkumbh | Rural | Wadala |
| 19 | Bharaswada | Rural | Bharswada |
| 20 | Bhishnur | Rural | Bhisnur |
| 21 | Bondnapur | Rural | Bhisnur |
| 22 | Borgaon | Rural | Borgaon (T) |
| 23 | Borkhedi | Rural | Sahur |
| 24 | Borkhedi(Saza Sahur) | Rural | Bambarda |
| 25 | Bramhanwada | Rural | Khadki |
| 26 | Chamala | Rural | Thar |
| 27 | Check Kinhi | Rural | Thar |
| 28 | Chekbandi | Rural | Parsoda |
| 29 | Chinchkumbha | Rural | Sujatpur |
| 30 | Chinchkumbha( Saza Narsingpur) | Rural | Tarasawanga |
| 31 | Chincholi | Rural | Wagholi |
| 32 | Chistur | Rural | Chistur |
| 33 | Dalapatpur | Rural | Kinhala |
| 34 | Daulatpur | Rural | Bharswada |
| 35 | Dautpur | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 36 | Delwadi | Rural | Delwadi |
| 37 | Deogaon | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 38 | Dhadi | Rural | Dhadi |
| 39 | Dongargaon | Urban | Not applicable |
| 40 | Dugrawada | Rural | Durgwada |
| 41 | Durgapur | Rural | Anadwadi |
| 42 | Gavala | Rural | Sahur |
| 43 | Ghatsur | Rural | Sahur |
| 44 | Godavari | Rural | Tekoda |
| 45 | Harishwada | Rural | Belora(Kh) |
| 46 | Husenabad | Rural | Belora(Bk) |
| 47 | Husnabad | Rural | Sahur |
| 48 | Indarmari | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 49 | Isapur | Rural | Dhadi |
| 50 | Ismailpur | Rural | Khadki |
| 51 | Jaitapur | Rural | Jaitapur |
| 52 | Jamalpur | Rural | Tekoda |
| 53 | Jamaratpur | Rural | Jaitapur |
| 54 | Jamgaon | Rural | Manikwada |
| 55 | Jatashankar | Rural | Pethahamadpur |
| 56 | Jolwadi | Rural | Jolwadi |
| 57 | Junona | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 58 | Kakad Dara (Saza Dhadi) | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 59 | Kakaddara | Rural | Dhadi |
| 60 | Karola | Rural | Bambarda |
| 61 | Kashimpur | Rural | Belora(Bk) |
| 62 | Khadaka | Rural | Khadka |
| 63 | Khadki | Rural | Khadki |
| 64 | Khambit | Rural | Khambit |
| 65 | Khanapur | Rural | Sahur |
| 66 | Kinhala | Rural | Kinhala |
| 67 | Kolhakali | Rural | Moi |
| 68 | Kopra | Rural | Sahur |
| 69 | Lahan Arvi | Rural | Lahanarvi |
| 70 | Lakhanwada | Rural | Dhadi |
| 71 | Lingapur | Rural | Lahanarvi |
| 72 | Mahadapur | Rural | Chistur |
| 73 | Malkapur | Rural | Pethahamadpur |
| 74 | Mamdapur | Rural | Mamdapur |
| 75 | Manikwada | Rural | Manikwada |
| 76 | Milanpur | Rural | Borgaon (T) |
| 77 | Mirzapur | Rural | Wagholi |
| 78 | Moi | Rural | Moi |
| 79 | Mominabad | Urban | Not applicable |
| 80 | Mubarakpur | Rural | Kinhala |
| 81 | Mubarakpur( Saza Parsoda) | Rural | Moi |
| 82 | Munimpur | Rural | Shirsoli |
| 83 | Nababpur | Rural | Bhisnur |
| 84 | Nagazari | Rural | Wardhpur |
| 85 | Nagazari( Saza Borgaon) | Rural | Bambarda |
| 86 | Nandora | Rural | Sahur |
| 87 | Narayanpur | Rural | Sujatpur |
| 88 | Narsapur | Rural | Wagholi |
| 89 | Narsingpur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 90 | Navin Antora | Rural | Antora(Juna) |
| 91 | Navin Ashti | Rural | Ashti(New) |
| 92 | Navin Kakaddara | Rural | Navinkakdadra |
| 93 | Navin Ramdara | Rural | Navin Ramdara |
| 94 | Pagapur | Rural | Sahur |
| 95 | Palsona | Rural | Thar |
| 96 | Panchala | Rural | Porgawhan |
| 97 | Pandhurna | Rural | Porgawhan |
| 98 | Parsoda | Rural | Parsoda |
| 99 | Peth | Rural | Tarasawanga |
| 100 | Peth Ahmadpur | Rural | Pethahamadpur |
| 101 | Pilapur | Rural | Pilapur |
| 102 | Pimpla | Rural | Sahur |
| 103 | Porgavhan | Rural | Porgawhan |
| 104 | Raipur | Rural | Belora(Bk) |
| 105 | Rajapur | Rural | Sahur |
| 106 | Rambhapur | Rural | Borgaon (T) |
| 107 | Ramdara | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 108 | Ramgaon | Rural | Sujatpur |
| 109 | Rampuri | Rural | Bharswada |
| 110 | Ranwadi | Rural | Belora(Kh) |
| 111 | Rashidpur | Rural | Sawanga(Pu) |
| 112 | Rasulpur | Rural | Pethahamadpur |
| 113 | Rohna | Rural | Wardhpur |
| 114 | Rudrapur | Rural | Durgwada |
| 115 | Sabapur | Urban | Not applicable |
| 116 | Sahur | Rural | Sahur |
| 117 | Sakindapur | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 118 | Salora | Rural | Durgwada |
| 119 | Satnur | Rural | Borgaon (T) |
| 120 | Sattarpur | Rural | Wadala |
| 121 | Sawanga | Rural | Sawanga(Pu) |
| 122 | Sayadpur | Rural | Anadwadi |
| 123 | Shahapur | Rural | Sahur |
| 124 | Shekapur | Rural | Bambarda |
| 125 | Sherpur | Rural | Parsoda |
| 126 | Shiwapur | Rural | Tarasawanga |
| 127 | Sindivihira | Urban | Not applicable |
| 128 | Sirkutni | Rural | Sujatpur |
| 129 | Sirri | Rural | Sahur |
| 130 | Sirsoli | Rural | Shirsoli |
| 131 | Sonapur | Rural | Bhisnur |
| 132 | Subda | Rural | Jolwadi |
| 133 | Sujatpur | Rural | Sujatpur |
| 134 | Sujatpur(Narsingpur) | Rural | Jaitapur |
| 135 | Sundarpur | Rural | Kinhala |
| 136 | Talegaon | Rural | Talegaon Shyamji(Pant |
| 137 | Tarasawanga | Rural | Tarasawanga |
| 138 | Tekoda | Rural | Tekoda |
| 139 | Tembha | Rural | Chistur |
| 140 | Thadi | Rural | Wadala |
| 141 | Thar | Rural | Thar |
| 142 | Theka Kinhi | Rural | Thar |
| 143 | Thekakolha | Rural | Moi |
| 144 | Thekamoi | Rural | Moi |
| 145 | Tumni | Rural | Borgaon (T) |
| 146 | Umarkheda | Rural | Sahur |
| 147 | Vishwanagar | Urban | Not applicable |
| 148 | Vithalapur | Rural | Jaitapur |
| 149 | Wadala | Rural | Wadala |
| 150 | Wadegaon | Rural | Tarasawanga |
| 151 | Wadi | Rural | Bambarda |
| 152 | Wagholi | Rural | Wagholi |
| 153 | Wardhapur | Rural | Wardhpur |
| 154 | Yashwantpur | Rural | Kinhala |
| 155 | Yenada | Rural | Porgawhan |
| 156 | Yenada ( Saza Lahanarvi) | Rural | Pilapur |
| 157 | Zadgaon | Rural | Porgawhan |
Population of Ashti Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Ashti Tehsil has a total population of 76,276 people, consisting of 39,319 males and 36,957 females. There are 18,242 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 138 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 76,276 | 76,276 | 0 |
| Male Population | 39,319 | 39,319 | 0 |
| Female Population | 36,957 | 36,957 | 0 |
| Total Households | 18,242 | 18,242 | 0 |
| Population Density | 138 / km² | 138 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 58,956 literate people and 7,495 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,572 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 8,565 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 7,495 | 7,495 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 58,956 | 58,956 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 17,320 | 17,320 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 9,572 | 9,572 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 8,565 | 8,565 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.