 Ashitha was married to K. V. Ramankutty, an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma Praseedha.She was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and was undergoing treatment following a relapse at a private hospital in Thrissur (Trichur) when she died on 27 March 2019, at the age of 62, survived by her husband, daughter and son-in-law.Ashitha, who authored over 20 books, was known to have portrayed her life experiences through her short stories and poems.