| Kagasht | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.4033°N 75.5568°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Solapur |
| Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 2000 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi Kannada |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 413319 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 02188 |
| Registration Plate: | MH-13 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mangalwedha |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Solapur |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha Constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Madha |
Kagasht is a village in Mangalwedha Taluka in Solapur District of Maharashtra State, in India. It is part of the Paschim Maharashtra region's Pune Division. It is located 60 kilometers west from Solapur.[1]
People in this village speak Marathi and Kannad language.
Kagasht has an active Gram panchayat which known as Local Government.
It has average elevation of 499 meters from the sea level. The Kagasht Pin code is 413319 and its postal head office is Marwade.Kagasht is surrounded by Pandharpur Taluka towards North, Sangola Taluka towards west, Mohol Taluka towards North, South Solapur Taluka towards East. Mangalvedhe, Pandharpur, Sangole, Solapur are the nearby Cities to Kagasht.
As of 2011 Census, Kagasht had a population of 2,000.Kagast's zipcode is 413319. Telephone area code is 02188.[2]
Kagast has a Marathi medium school established in 1960 and has educational facilities up to 4th grade for Kagasht and nearby villages Student.
The dominant occupation in the village is farming. The area is bestowed with rich black soil and uses advanced irrigation techniques. Cotton, wheat, groundnuts, jowar, bajra, dadar and vegetables are the main crop products of the village.Other people have opted for professions such as dairy farming or operation of restaurants, retail stores, garages, etc.
Cultural activities are a core attribute of Kagast.Shiv Jayanti, Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna Jamanshtami, Navratri, Hanuman Jayanti, Ram Navami, Makar Sankranti, Gudhi Padwa, Akshay Tritya (Aakhaji), Pola, Dasra, Holi, and Diwali are the main festivals celebrated together in Kagast.
Kagast has a Sub-Primary Health Center (PHC) managed by government. Most of the people go to PHC for basic treatment of common diseases and vaccination of their children.
There is one corporate sugar factory near Kagasht, named "Fabtech Sugar Factory"
There is no railway station near to Kagasht in less than 10 km. however Solapur Railway Station is major railway station 56 km near to Kagasht