Mhaswad

{{Short description|Town in Maan taluka, Satara district, Western Maharashtra, India}}

{{For|the feudal land grant of the Maratha Empire|Mhaswad Jagir}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mhasvad

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| settlement_type = Town

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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India

| coordinates = {{coord|17.635|N|74.787|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Satara

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| parts_type = Talukas

| parts = Maan/Dahivadi(Maharashtra)

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| governing_body = Municipal Council{{cite web |title=Municipal Council, Mhaswad |url=https://www.satara.gov.in/en/public-utility-category/muincipal-councils/ |publisher=NIC, Govt. of India |access-date=19 March 2023}}

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| population_total = 39495

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Marathi

| demographics1_title2 = Spoken languages

| demographics1_info2 = Marathi

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 415509/415510

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 2373

| registration_plate = MH-11/satara, phalthan, dahivadi, vaduj

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| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.02 /

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| blank2_info_sec1 = 61.37%

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Mhaswad or Mhasvad is a city in the Maan/Dahivadi taluka in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The NH-548C Satara-Baitul National Highway passes through the city.{{cite web |title=NH 548C |url=https://morth.nic.in/sites/default/files/PragatiKiNayiGati/pdf/maharashtra.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India |access-date=19 March 2023}}

Demographics

{{As of|2011}} India census, Mhaswad had a population of 24,120. Males constitute 12,185 of the population and females 11,935. Mhaswad has an average literacy rate of 74.11%, lower than the state average of 82.34: male literacy is 80.94%, and female literacy is 67.23%. In Mhaswad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Shree Siddhanatha Rath Yatra

The famous temple of Lord Siddhanatha is located in Mhaswad. Shree Siddhanatha Rath Yatra is the major annual fair in Mhaswad.{{cite web |last1=Shree Siddhanatha Fair, Mhaswad |title=Fairs and Festivals of India- Volume-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQfgAAAAMAAJ&q=siddhanath+mhaswad |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |access-date=19 March 2023}}

File:Siddhanath Mhaswad.jpg|Shree Siddhanatha and Mata Jogeshwari Temple, Mhaswad

File:Mhaswad Garden.jpg|Punyashlok Rajmata Ahilyadevi Holkar Udyan, Mhaswad

References

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Category:Cities and towns in Satara district