Ashagad

Ashagad
village
Ashagad Ashagad Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°58′09″N 72°47′45″E / 19.9691925°N 72.7957852°ECoordinates: 19°58′09″N 72°47′45″E / 19.9691925°N 72.7957852°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Taluka	Dahanu
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,160
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
2011 census code	551608

Ashagad is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Ashagad has 824 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 76.05%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	4160	1963	2197
Children aged below 6 years	519	246	273
Scheduled caste	40	23	17
Scheduled tribe	2066	781	1285
Literates	2769	1388	1381
Workers (all)	1566	1132	434
Main workers (total)	1257	974	283
Main workers: Cultivators	90	57	33
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	190	99	91
Main workers: Household industry workers	56	42	14
Main workers: Other	921	776	145
Marginal workers (total)	309	158	151
Marginal workers: Cultivators	46	26	20
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	26	5	21
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	56	6	50
Marginal workers: Others	181	121	60
Non-workers	2594	831	1763

References

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-08-17.