# Kharshing Village, Kavathemahankal, Sangli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/kharshing/ Village · Kavathemahankal, Sangli # Kharshing Kharshing is a village in Kavathemahankal sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416410**. The 2011 Census counted **3,279 people in 685 households**, the 16th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 3,279people (2011) - 685households - 82.5%literacy - 416410PIN code ## Kharshing PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharshing is 416410.** Kharshing falls in Kavathemahankal sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416410 - Community development blockKavathemahankal - Census village code568814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharshing from nearby towns? - Kavathemahankal (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)19 km by road - Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)19 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 Kharshing? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kharshing; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deshing - ○Degree college10+ km · Kavathemahankal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kavathe Mahankal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Kharshing known for? The main crops are **grapes**. Products made here include kismis. About 77% of the 1,122 hectares of village land is sown, and 800 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 Kharshing Of every 100 households in Kharshing in 2011, 78 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kharshing · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **72% Toilet within the home ****55%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **39% Tap water ****74%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **72% Use banking services ****89%** **82% Television ****46%** **39% Mobile phone ****67%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Kharshing? ■ Kharshing · ■ Kavathemahankal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **848 Working population ****57.2%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 75.5% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,189 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (18%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 268 (14%) · **■** Marginal 53 (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 Kavathemahankal - Kuktoli3,939 people - Malangaon3,816 people - Dhulgaon3,517 people - Borgaon3,458 people - Vithurayachi Wadi3,197 people - Arewadi2,914 people - Shirdhon2,887 people - Ghatnandre2,822 people [All 60 villages in Kavathemahankal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/kavathemahankal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharshing?416410 - How far is Kharshing from Sangli?19 km by road - What is the population of Kharshing?3,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharshing in?Sangli district (Kavathemahankal sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kharshing?82.5% (Census 2011)