# Mahad, Khalapur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Khalapur, Raigarh 

# Mahad

Mahad is a village in [Khalapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/khalapur/) sub-district of [Raigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **976 people in 209 households**, the 42nd largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 976people (2011)
- 209households
- 84.0%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Mahad PIN code and other codes

Mahad falls in Khalapur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhalapur
- Census village code553764

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

## How far is Mahad from nearby towns?

- Khalapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)51 km by road
- Khopoli (nearest town)7 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 Mahad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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 school5–10 km · Khapoli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khapoli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khapoli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Mahad known for?

About 29% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Mahad

Of every 100 households in Mahad in 2011, 86 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mahad · ■ Khalapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**37%

Tap water ****1%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**42%

Use banking services ****64%**

**57%

Television ****66%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****84%**

**79%

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 Mahad?

■ Mahad · ■ Khalapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****687**

**926

Working population ****38.1%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.0% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (58%) · **■** Marginal 62 (17%)

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 Khalapur

- Vavandal1,107 people
- Niphan1,085 people
- Kaire1,083 people
- Talegaon1,003 people
- Shengaon967 people
- Narangi963 people
- Kharsundi956 people
- Devnhave904 people

[All 121 villages in Khalapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/khalapur/villages/)

## Other places named Mahad

- Mahad · Sub-district, Raigarh · 180,191 people
- Mahad · Town, Raigarh · 27,536 people
- Mahad · Village, Mahad, Raigarh · 2,430 people
- Mahad · Village, Kotra, Udaipur · 1,952 people
- Mahad · Village, Baglan, Nashik · 930 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahad from Alibag?51 km by road
- What is the population of Mahad?976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahad in?Raigarh district (Khalapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahad?84.0% (Census 2011)