# Lakhwad Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Lakhwad

Lakhwad is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 107 households**, the 30th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 484people (2011)
- 107households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,077females per 1,000 males

## Lakhwad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code563001

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

## How far is Lakhwad from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)9 km by road
- Wai (nearest town)72 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 Lakhwad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 school10+ km · Taldev
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahabaleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Lakhwad known for?

About 74% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 275 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 Lakhwad

Of every 100 households in Lakhwad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lakhwad · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**3%

Tap water ****60%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**67%

Use banking services ****84%**

**76%

Television ****32%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**20%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Lakhwad?

■ Lakhwad · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**962

Working population ****57.9%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 62.4% for women. 54% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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

- Avakali552 people
- Danvali537 people
- Dhangarwadi491 people
- Ahire484 people
- Manghar466 people
- Taighat455 people
- Walne431 people
- Parwat t. wagawale420 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lakhwad from Satara?9 km by road
- What is the population of Lakhwad?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lakhwad in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lakhwad?76.6% (Census 2011)