Ashta, Madhya Pradesh

Ashta
city
Ashta

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 23°01′N 76°43′E / 23.02°N 76.72°ECoordinates: 23°01′N 76°43′E / 23.02°N 76.72°E
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Elevation 519 m (1,703 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 59,773
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Website www.ashtacity.com

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

Geography

Ashta is located at 23°01′N 76°43′E / 23.02°N 76.72°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 519 metres (1702 feet and 4 hands).

Ashta is known a river named "Parvati" which is the main source of water to the inhabitants there. Parvati is named as because it has a Shiv temple nearby which is also believed to be more than 3500 yr ago. Shiv is the name of Hindi God and Parvati is the name of his wife, and hence the river is named so. One interesting belief is there in Ashta that in the month of Sawan (Rainy season), the river parvati gets flooded with water and the water level rises until up to that level when it reaches foot of Shiv-linga in the Shiv temple on its bank.

Ashta is a beautiful town which includes all facilities including hospitals, schools, cinema hall and road transport. Ashta is connected with 365 villages and famous for its grain market, known as "Mandi" in local language. Primary, the grain market is famous for soyabeen and wheat.

There is a jain temple situated on a hill locally named Kila. Here moolnayak is 1008 shri Parshwanath Bhagwan. This is also an Atishay Kshetra.

Demographics

As of 2001, India's census,[2] Ashta's population was 59,773. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ashta has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. Seventeen percent (17%) of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ashta
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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