Mhaswad
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Mhaswad is a town and a municipal council
in the Maan taluka
in the Satara
district
in the India
n state
of Maharashtra
.
A festival called Jatra of lord Shri Siddhanath is celebrated every year by the people here. In this festival, a chariot of Siddhanath is taken around the town by His devotees. Lord Shri Siddhanath Ratha Yatra is a great Festival .
lakhs of peoples from all over Maharashtra comes in Mhaswad for this Yatra season Every year .
, Mhaswad had a population of 20,494. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mhaswad has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Mhaswad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipal council
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in the Maan taluka
Tehsils in Maharashtra
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in the Satara
Satara district
Satara District is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban . Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar...
district
Districts of Maharashtra
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in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
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History
Historically, this place was ruled by Mane(माने), a Maratha Kshatriya 07 kuli clan. The Manes were Noblemen under Deccan Sultanates and therefore were considered as pillars of Maratha Empire.A festival called Jatra of lord Shri Siddhanath is celebrated every year by the people here. In this festival, a chariot of Siddhanath is taken around the town by His devotees. Lord Shri Siddhanath Ratha Yatra is a great Festival .
lakhs of peoples from all over Maharashtra comes in Mhaswad for this Yatra season Every year .
Local
The Siddhanath Temple, Raajwada, Siddhanath High School, Jain Mandir, Shivaji Chowk, Baajar Patangan, Mandai, ST Stand, Dhor Karkhana etc. are well known places in the locality and can be used as address references.Facts
- The main local language is MarathiMarathi languageMarathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
. - Wednesday is the weekly market day. People in the town and nearby villages gather in baajar patangan and mandai for weekly trade.
- Mhaswad falls within Maan desh region of Maharastra(Visit www.mandeshi.com - माणदेशी for more information).
- It is one of the towns near the boundary of SolapurSolapur District- Solapur District is a district in Maharashtra state of India. The city of Solapur is the district headquarters. It is located on the south east edge of the state and lies entirely in the Bhima and Seena basins. The entire district is drained by the Bhima River.Solapur district leads in beedi...
and SataraSatara districtSatara District is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 2,808,994 of which 14.17% were urban . Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, Koregaon, Koyananagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar...
district.
Demographics
India censusCensus
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, Mhaswad had a population of 20,494. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mhaswad has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Mhaswad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.