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	''Ashta''' is a city and a ] in ] in the state of ], India. Ashta is a municipality dating back to the days of the British rule, from the year 1853. It was the second municipality created in India after Mumbai.{{citation needed\|date=March 2013}} The local people of Ashta say that during the ] Ashta was giving maximum tax to the 'British' government and that's why the place is also known as "Savvalakhi Ashta" ("1.25 lakh Ashto"), implying that Ashta was giving R125,000 (approximately 2257 USD) tax to the British Government, which was the maximum tax in entire India at that time.{{citation needed\|date=March 2013}}
			'''Ashta''' is a city and a ] in ] in the state of ], India. It is located at {{Coord\|16.95\|N\|74.4\|E\|}}.<ref></ref> 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. The 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 ] city as a satellite suburb and will soon become part of Sangali Urban Agglomeration.

			Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3739 which is 10.08% of the total population of Ashta (M Cl). In Ashta Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 935 against state average of 929. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Ashta is around 869 compared to Maharashtra state average of 894. Literacy rate of Ashta city is 83.60% higher than state average of 82.34%. In Ashta, Male literacy is around 89.52% while 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.

	== History ==		== History ==
			It is said that Ashta is formally known as 'Sawalakhi Ashta'. There are eight linga (Ashtling) present in the town which are created by Lord Rama. That's why it is known as Ashta.
	Ashta has a very fantastic and interesting history. It is named as "Ashta" because "Lord Ram" himself created "8 Lings of Mahadev" in "Ashta". "Asht"(Sanskrit=अष्ट) means 8. And "Ling" means statue. The names of Lings are as follows:-
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	1)Someshvar (Devnagri=सोमेश्वर)
	2)Kashivishveshvar (Devnagri=काशिविश्वेश्वर)
	3)Koteshvar (Devnagri=कोटेश्वर)
	4)Tryambkeshvar (Devnagri=त्र्यंबकेश्वर)
	5)Lavangeshvar (Devnagri=लवण्गेश्वर)
	6)Kalleshvar (Devnagri=कल्लेश्वर)
	7)Rameshvar (Devnagri=रामेश्वर)
	8)Kapileshvar ((Devnagri=कपिलेश्वर)
	ashta famaous 4 bhavai fastival..is in june month..

	== ~~Geography~~ ==		== Education ==
	Ashta is located at {{Coord\|16.95\|N\|74.4\|E\|}}.<ref></ref> It has an average elevation of 567 metres (1860 ft).

			Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology is an autonomous engineering college, located in the city. It is located about 20 km from Sangli. The institute is NAAC-accredited and NBA-accredited.{{clarify\|What are NAAC and NBA?\|date=June 2020}}
	Ashta in Sangli District is also known as Savvalakhi Ashta, apparently in British days this town has tax dues (Shet sara) of 125,000. Unconfirmed data shows this town has around {{convert\|35000\|acre\|km2}} of agriculturl land, largest for any town in Maharashtra.

			Annasaheb Dange Ayurved Medical college
	Ashta is famous for Bhavai festival.
	This is festival of chaundeshwari devi.

			Annasaheb Dange college of B.Pharmacy
	Ashta is also famous for its progressive farmers and well-cultivated farms producing soyabean, sugar cane, paan mala (betel nut leaves farming), flowers and what not. Ashta is major producer of sugarcane supplied to adjoining sugar factories as Sarvodaya (5 km), Hutatma (7 km), Vasantadada (21 km) and Rajarambapu (21 km). Farming community constitutes more than 70% population of this town.

			Arts & commerce college
	The agricultural land around the town is very well irrigated with the waters of River Krishna and Warna. Ashta enjoys abundant water and electricity supply. Municipal council of Ashta have just finished the work of laying a new water distribution pipeline which is going to further imrpove the supply of potable water.

			M.G.V & junior college
	Ashta is also famous for successful running of credit co-operative societies (Pat sanshta). There are more than 40 credit co-operative societies operating out of Ashta.

			K.B.P English Medium School
	Ashta is relatively cleaner city and has won many awards under Sant gadge Baba gram swachchata abhiyan (Saint Gadge baba town cleanliness movement). Roads are in pretty good shape and there are lot of improvements on infrastructure front, which has many accolades.

			New English School For Girls
	Ashta has very good connectivity to all the major cities around as it is located on State Highway No. 133 which connects Tehsil Shirala in the west, Islampur and passing through Sangli-Miraj to Vijapur in Karnataka.

			Vilasrao Shinde Saheb Highschool Ashta
	Ample buses, both MSRTC and private ply to Pune-Mumbai, Kolhapur.

			B.K.Chougule madhyamik vidyalaya Ashta
	Recently, Municipal Council of Ashta implemented a project of concritisation of all the lanes in the town which has led to more improved hygiene.

			Navodit prathmik v madhyamik vidyalaya Ashta
	Ashta has a very developed Industrial area. There are 3 factories . 1 Clothing Factory named as "Aashirvad Garments".
	1)Liners Factory
	2)Kasturi Factory
	Both factories are of Zanvar Group.and 3. Thote dudh dairy.

	== ~~Demographics~~ ==		== Agriculture ==
	As of 2011 India ],<ref>{{GR\|India}}</ref> Ashta had a population of {{formatnum:131190}}. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ashta has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 75%; with 75% of the males and 77% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

			Sugar cane is the predominant crop grown by the farmers in Ashta. Ashta is among several towns in Sangli district which are considered part of larger sugar cane belt. It was hit by floods in 2019 affecting sugarcane production.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/flooding-in-maharashtras-cane-belt-likely-to-hit-sugar-output-819768 \|title=Flooding in Maharashtra's cane belt likely to hit sugar output : The Tribune India \|website=www.tribuneindia.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808075841/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/flooding-in-maharashtras-cane-belt-likely-to-hit-sugar-output-819768 \|archive-date=2021-08-08}} </ref>
	== Elections ==

	From last 15 years there were no elections held in Ashta but in 2011 elections held in Ashta where 3 major parties fought against each other.
			== Industry ==
	1)Nationalist Congress Party
			Zanver Group of industries
	2)Congress Party
			1) Ashta Liners Pvt Ltd
	3)Shivsena
			2) Kasturi Foundry Pvt Ltd
	and among these 3 major parties NCP(Nationalist Congress Party) won all the seats of Municipality undoubtedly, the party has won 19 seats in Municipality.

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			== Transport ==

			=== Railway ===
			] & ] is the nearest big railway stations ''']''' : 18 km , ''']''' : 23km from Ashta.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/sangli-sli/79 \|title=49 Departures from Sangli CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry }}</ref>] station is the nearest major railway station, about {{convert\|12\|km\|abbr=on}} away on the Mumbai–Bangalore main line. Sangli railway station is also connected to the city via bus services. From Sangli railway station, there are several trains to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Goa, Mysuru, Hubli, Belgaum, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Puducherry, Tirunelveli(Kanyakumari), Guntakal, Tiruchirapali, Ratlam, Kota, Nagpur, Itarsi, Chitaurgarh, Abu Road, Gandhidham etc. Sangli station is convenient to reach from Ashta.

			=== Road ===
			Ashta is located on ] and State Highway 151. The distance from Ashta to major cities are Sangli (20 km), Pune (225 km), Mumbai (350 km), Bengaluru (651  km)

			== Demographics ==
			As of 2011 India ],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archivedate=2004-06-16\|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|accessdate=2008-11-01\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ashta had a population of 37105. Male constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Town
			!Population
			!Hindu
			!Muslim
			!Christian
			!Sikh
			!Buddhist
			!Jain
			!Others
			!Not Stated
			\|-
			\|Ashta
			\|37,105
			\|77.11%
			\|10.01%
			\|0.24%
			\|0.04%
			\|1.90%
			\|10.25%
			\|0.01%
			\|0.43%
			\|}

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references/>		<references/>

			{{Sangli district topics}}

	]		]

Latest revision as of 21:38, 13 August 2024

City in Maharashtra, India

Ashta
city
Nickname: सव्वालाखी आष्टा
AshtaLocation in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 16°57′N 74°24′E / 16.95°N 74.4°E / 16.95; 74.4
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Elevation	567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
• Total	38,500
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MH
Vehicle registration	MH-10
Website	maharashtra.gov.in

Ashta is a city and a municipal council in Sangli district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located at 16°57′N 74°24′E / 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. The 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.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3739 which is 10.08% of the total population of Ashta (M Cl). In Ashta Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 935 against state average of 929. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Ashta is around 869 compared to Maharashtra state average of 894. Literacy rate of Ashta city is 83.60% higher than state average of 82.34%. In Ashta, Male literacy is around 89.52% while 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.

History

It is said that Ashta is formally known as 'Sawalakhi Ashta'. There are eight linga (Ashtling) present in the town which are created by Lord Rama. That's why it is known as Ashta.

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2019)

Education

Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology is an autonomous engineering college, located in the city. It is located about 20 km from Sangli. The institute is NAAC-accredited and NBA-accredited.

Annasaheb Dange Ayurved Medical college

Annasaheb Dange college of B.Pharmacy

Arts & commerce college

M.G.V & junior college

K.B.P English Medium School

New English School For Girls

Vilasrao Shinde Saheb Highschool Ashta

B.K.Chougule madhyamik vidyalaya Ashta

Navodit prathmik v madhyamik vidyalaya Ashta

Agriculture

Sugar cane is the predominant crop grown by the farmers in Ashta. Ashta is among several towns in Sangli district which are considered part of larger sugar cane belt. It was hit by floods in 2019 affecting sugarcane production.

Industry

Zanver Group of industries 1) Ashta Liners Pvt Ltd 2) Kasturi Foundry Pvt Ltd

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2019)

Transport

Railway

Sangli & Kirloskarvadi is the nearest big railway stations sangli : 18 km , Kirloskarvadi : 23km from Ashta.Sangli station is the nearest major railway station, about 12 km (7.5 mi) away on the Mumbai–Bangalore main line. Sangli railway station is also connected to the city via bus services. From Sangli railway station, there are several trains to Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Goa, Mysuru, Hubli, Belgaum, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Puducherry, Tirunelveli(Kanyakumari), Guntakal, Tiruchirapali, Ratlam, Kota, Nagpur, Itarsi, Chitaurgarh, Abu Road, Gandhidham etc. Sangli station is convenient to reach from Ashta.

Road

Ashta is located on New National Highway 166H and State Highway 151. The distance from Ashta to major cities are Sangli (20 km), Pune (225 km), Mumbai (350 km), Bengaluru (651 km)

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Ashta had a population of 37105. Male constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.

Town	Population	Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikh	Buddhist	Jain	Others	Not Stated
Ashta	37,105	77.11%	10.01%	0.24%	0.04%	1.90%	10.25%	0.01%	0.43%

References

Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ashta
"Flooding in Maharashtra's cane belt likely to hit sugar output : The Tribune India". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021.
"49 Departures from Sangli CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

v t e Sangli District
History	Aundh State Sultanate of Bijapur Daphlapur State Jath State Miraj Junior Miraj Senior Sangli State
Geography	Bhivargi Dam Krishna River Morna Dam Yelavi Dam
Cities and towns	Ashta Bhilawadi Jat Kavathe-Mahankal Kirloskarwadi Miraj Palus Sangli Tasgaon Uran Islampur Vita
Transport	Bhilawadi railway station Kirloskarvadi railway station Miraj Junction railway station NH 48 Sangli railway station
Lok Sabha constituencies	Hatkanangle Sangli
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Islampur Jat Khanapur-Atpadi Miraj Palus-Kadegaon Sangli Shirala Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal
Tehsil	Atpadi Jath Kadegaon Kavathe-Mahankal Khanapur (Vita) Miraj Palus Shirala Tasgaon Walwa
Tourist attractions	Chandoli National Park Ganpati Temple Narsobawadi Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Shreekshetra Audumbar
Education	Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology Walchand College of Engineering Willingdon College

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Cities and towns in Sangli district