# Taighat Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Taighat

Taighat is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **412805**. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 101 households**, the 32nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 455people (2011)
- 101households
- 89.0%literacy
- 412805PIN code

## Taighat PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code412805
- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code562959

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

## How far is Taighat from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)53 km by road
- Panchgani (nearest town)3 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 Taighat?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pachgani
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Wai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachgani
- ○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 watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Taighat known for?

About 69% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Taighat

Of every 100 households in Taighat in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Taighat · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

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

**91%

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

**3%

Tap water ****98%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**67%

Use banking services ****96%**

**76%

Television ****82%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**7%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Taighat?

■ Taighat · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**962

Working population ****34.1%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 82.1% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (86%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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

- Dhangarwadi491 people
- Ahire484 people
- Lakhwad484 people
- Manghar466 people
- Walne431 people
- Parwat t. wagawale420 people
- Vengale417 people
- Akalpe416 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taighat?412805
- How far is Taighat from Satara?53 km by road
- What is the population of Taighat?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taighat in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Taighat?89.0% (Census 2011)