# Kaswand Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Kaswand

Kaswand is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **412805**. The 2011 Census counted **781 people in 155 households**, the 15th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 781people (2011)
- 155households
- 80.6%literacy
- 412805PIN code

## Kaswand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaswand is 412805.** Kaswand falls in Mahabaleshwar sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code412805
- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code562972

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

## How far is Kaswand from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Panchgani (nearest town)12 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 Kaswand?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kaswand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachgani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachgani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kaswand known for?

About 65% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Kaswand

Of every 100 households in Kaswand in 2011, 95 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kaswand · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**91%

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

**3%

Tap water ****64%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**67%

Use banking services ****80%**

**76%

Television ****65%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Kaswand?

■ Kaswand · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1258**

**962

Working population ****58.8%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 212 (46%)

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 Mahabaleshwar

- Machutar869 people
- Bhekavali864 people
- Kshetra mahabaleshwar844 people
- Gogave842 people
- Ambral703 people
- Gureghar666 people
- Pangari661 people
- Soundari638 people

[All 111 villages in Mahabaleshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/mahabaleshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaswand?412805
- How far is Kaswand from Satara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kaswand?781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaswand in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kaswand?80.6% (Census 2011)