# Mhashikotha Village, Soegaon, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Soegaon, Aurangabad 

# Mhashikotha

Mhashikotha is a village in Soegaon sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 97 households**, the 63rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 397people (2011)
- 97households
- 76.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Mhashikotha PIN code and other codes

Mhashikotha falls in Soegaon sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSoegaon
- Census village code548442

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mhashikotha from nearby towns?

- Soegaon (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)150 km by road
- Pachora (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mhashikotha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mhashikotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gondegaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gondegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mhashikotha known for?

About 78% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mhashikotha

Of every 100 households in Mhashikotha in 2011, 62 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mhashikotha · ■ Soegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****99%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**89%

Use banking services ****33%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**45%

Own their home ****83%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mhashikotha?

■ Mhashikotha · ■ Soegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**851

Working population ****49.6%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 63.5% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (70%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Soegaon

- Ghanegaon465 people
- Nimkhedi460 people
- Nayagaon448 people
- Pimpri430 people
- Pimpri Antur383 people
- Umarvihire348 people
- Mahalbda339 people
- Uppalkheda Antur325 people

[All 85 villages in Soegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/soegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mhashikotha from Aurangabad?150 km by road
- What is the population of Mhashikotha?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mhashikotha in?Aurangabad district (Soegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mhashikotha?76.0% (Census 2011)