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About Mhavashi Village

Mhavashi is a mid sized village in Khandala tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 432 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 621.15 hectares hectares.

Mhavashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mhavashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khandala
Area (hectares) 621.15 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 432
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mhavashi compares

By the 2011 count Mhavashi is the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 621.15 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mhavashi

Mhavashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mhavashi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mhavashi from other places

Mhavashi lies about 155 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Pen, about 5.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mhavashi
Nearest railway station Pen 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandala 34 km
District headquarters Satara 155 km

Villages closest to Mhavashi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khandala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mhavashi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mhavashi village had a population of 824. That makes it the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Mhavashi village has 432 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mhavashi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Mhavashi covers 621.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mhavashi falls under Khandala tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mhavashi is Pen, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mhavashi.

Mhavashi is about 155 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mhavashi is in Khandala tehsil of Satara district. Pen is about 5.0 km away. Khandala is about 34 km away. Satara is about 155 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harali (28 km), Padali (28 km) and Pisalwadi (32 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mhavashi today is likely to be higher.

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