Mhaswad

Mhasvad
town
Mhasvad Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 17°38′06″N 74°47′13″E / 17.635°N 74.787°E / 17.635; 74.787Coordinates: 17°38′06″N 74°47′13″E / 17.635°N 74.787°E / 17.635; 74.787
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Talukas	Maan (Maharashtra)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	39,495
Languages
• Official	Marathi
• Spoken languages	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	415509
Telephone code	2373
Vehicle registration	MH-11
Sex ratio	1.02 ♂/♀
Literacy	61.37%
Distance from Dahiwadi	25 kilometres (16 mi) (by road)

Mhasvad is a One of the oldest cities in the Maan taluka in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mhaswad is situated on banks of Manganga river which is the lifeline of Maan tensil. The city is surrounded by small villages majorly populated by nomadics and stands as the only city as market for the area.

History of Mhaswad

Historically, this place was ruled by Mane(माने), a Maratha Kshatriya 96 kuli clan. The Manes were Noblemen under Deccan Sultanates as well as aurangjeb mongal and therefore were considered as pillars of Maratha Empire. Sardar nagoji Mane was one of the famous ruler of mhaswad and ally of chatrapati rajaram maharaj. Sardar Subhanji Mane who is son of Nagoji Mane had taken part in war of panipat against abdali.one family is of mane is situated at ashta in sangali dist

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Mhaswad had a population of 20,494. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mhaswad has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Mhaswad, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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