# Kharoshi Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Kharoshi

Kharoshi is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 80 households**, the 54th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 281people (2011)
- 80households
- 67.2%literacy
- 1,361females per 1,000 males

## Kharoshi PIN code and other codes

Kharoshi falls in Mahabaleshwar sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code562995

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

## How far is Kharoshi from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)95 km by road
- Satara (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 Kharoshi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Taldev
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahabelashwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahabelashwar
- ○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, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Kharoshi known for?

About 73% of the 989 hectares of village land is sown, and 721 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 Kharoshi

Of every 100 households in Kharoshi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharoshi · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**3%

Tap water ****99%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**67%

Use banking services ****61%**

**76%

Television ****31%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**20%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****32%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kharoshi?

■ Kharoshi · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1361**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**962

Working population ****45.2%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.1% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Mahabaleshwar

- Dudhoshi292 people
- Velapur287 people
- Gavadhoshi284 people
- Kalamgaon284 people
- Harchandi276 people
- Dudhgaon268 people
- Rule268 people
- Vanavli t. ategaon263 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharoshi from Satara?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kharoshi?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharoshi in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharoshi?67.2% (Census 2011)