Mhaswad

Mhaswad म्हसवड
town
Mhaswad Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17.635°N 74.787°E / 17.635; 74.787
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Talukas	Maan (Maharashtra)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,495
Languages
• Official	Marathi
• Spoken languages	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	415509
Telephone code	2373
Vehicle registration	MH-11
Sex ratio	1.02 ♂/♀
Literacy	61.37%
Distance from Dahiwadi	25 kilometres (16 mi) (by road)

Mhaswad is a town and a municipal council in the Maan taluka in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History of Mhaswad

Historically, this place was ruled by Mane(माने), a Maratha Kshatriya 96 kuli clan. The Manes were Noblemen under Deccan Sultanates as well as aurangjeb mongal and therefore were considered as pillars of Maratha Empire. Sardar nagoji Mane was one of the famous ruler of mhaswad and ally of chatrapati rajaram maharaj. Sardar Subhanji Mane who is son of Nagoji Mane had taken part in war of panipat against abdali. 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 . now a day last few year this city face shortage of water and maharashtra largest cattle cap run by government of maharashtra here since 2 year

Local

The Siddhanath Temple, Raajwada of RajeMane, 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

1. The main local language is Marathi.
2. Wednesday is the weekly market day. People in the town and nearby villages gather in baajar patangan and mandai for weekly trade.
3. Mhaswad falls within Maan desh(Marathi: माणदेश) region of Maharashtra.
4. It is one of the towns near the boundary of Solapur and Satara district.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, 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.