Asnoti is a village in

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Taluka,

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. It is close to the historic fort of

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, Mallapur; though the public transport facilities from the station are not up to the mark, as it is a wayside station.

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passenger trains and few special trains halt at Asnoti.

Location

Asnoti is near

. The wayside railway station at Asnoti falls under the jurisdiction of the

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. It is the first station when one enters

state from

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. The other two railway stations falling under Karwar Taluka on Konkan Railway route after Asnoti are Karwar(Shirwad), Harwada. It is located about 25 km from

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Railway Station. Karwar Railway Station is further 11 km to the south of Asnoti.

Demographics

Asnoti has few areas (Wadas) within a range of 3 km. The biggest area (Wada) is Madhe wada. Madhe wada is base of people with surname Salunke. It so named because it is at the center of the village. The other area (Wada) is Sawant Wada. This area is mainly occupied by people with surname Sawant & Asnotkar. Desai Wada is the other area (Wada) where the majority residents are people with surname Desai. Similarly Bhagat Wada for Bhagats
Maddamakki
for Nagekars etc. Asnoti is a village with a population of more than 10000 people & hence has a Gram Panchayat of its own. The majority community of this village is Konkan Marathas, the other communities include the Parti/Padti. All the surnames Asnotkar, Salunke, Sawant, Desai, Nagekar etc. belongs to this community. Kamakshi Temple Asnoti

Location

Demographics

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