# Mosum Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur 

# Mosum

Mosum is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 156 households**, the 92nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 762people (2011)
- 156households
- 77.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Mosum PIN code and other codes

Mosum falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahuwadi
- Census village code567117

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

## How far is Mosum from nearby towns?

- Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malkapur (nearest town)29 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 Mosum?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mosum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolhapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotoni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolhpaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Mosum known for?

About 45% of the 963 hectares of village land is sown, and 431 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 Mosum

Of every 100 households in Mosum in 2011, 83 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mosum · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**11%

Tap water ****97%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****63%**

**68%

Television ****22%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****40%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Mosum?

■ Mosum · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**928

Working population ****44.4%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (22%) · **■** Household industry 19 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Shahuwadi

- Sasegaon802 people
- Mhalasvade780 people
- Gondoli778 people
- Chandoli764 people
- Kumbhavde753 people
- Marale747 people
- Bajagwadi738 people
- Manjare.725 people

[All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mosum from Kolhapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Mosum?762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mosum in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mosum?77.5% (Census 2011)