Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara
# Kumthe

Kumthe is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 566 people in 111 households, the 24th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.
- 566 people (2011)
- 111 households
- 57.3% literacy
- 906 females per 1,000 males

## Kumthe PIN code and other codes

Kumthe falls in Mahabaleshwar sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Mahabaleshwar
- Census village code 562942

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kumthe from nearby towns?
- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road
- Satara (district HQ) 72 km by road
- Mahabaleshwar (nearest town) 23 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kumthe?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kumthe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kumbhoroshi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mahabaleshwar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Satara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kumthe known for?

About 44% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 332 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kumthe

Of every 100 households in Kumthe in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kumthe · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 94%
- Toilet within the home 100% 91%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 3%
- Tap water 59% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 28%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 67%
- Use banking services 42% 76%
- Television 17% 50%
- Mobile phone 21% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 7%
- None of these assets 60% 23%
- Own their home 98% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kumthe?

■ Kumthe · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 79.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 962
- Working population 60.2% 46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 47.0% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 193 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (8%) · ■ Other work 31 (9%) · ■ Marginal 89 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mahabaleshwar
- Tapola 621 people
- Umbari 614 people
- Ghavari 609 people
- Devali 568 people
- Birwadi 561 people
- Avakali 552 people
- Danvali 537 people
- Dhangarwadi 491 people

All 111 villages in Mahabaleshwar

## Quick answers
- How far is Kumthe from Satara? 72 km by road
- What is the population of Kumthe? 566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumthe in? Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kumthe? 57.3% (Census 2011)

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