| Kavathe Mahankal | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.0063°N 74.8654°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sangli |
| Government Type: | Nagar panchayat[1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal Council of Kavathe Mahankal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 636 |
| Population Total: | 17,390 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code: | 02341 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | MH 10 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Miraj |
| Website: | http://sangli.nic.in/ |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 416405 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha representative |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Vishal Patil |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha representative |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Rohit Patil |
Kavathe-Mahankal is a tehsil in Miraj subdivision of Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This is famous for Mahankali Devi temple and Mallikarjun (God Shiva) temple. There was also a sugar factory, named after the same Goddess Mahankali sugar factory.
Kavathe Mahankal city is the headquarter of Kavathe Mahankal taluka of Sangli district, Maharashtra, with total 3733 families residing. The population of Kavathe Mahankal city as per 2011 census of India is as follows:
K. Mahankal city has population of 1902 children with age 0–6 which makes up 10.94% of total population of city. Average Sex Ratio of Kavathe Mahankal city is 965 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Kavathe Mahankal as per census is 894, equal to that of Maharashtra average of 894.
Kavathe Mahankal city has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Kavathe Mahankal was 87.28% compared to 82.34% that of Maharashtra. In Kavathe Mahankal, Male literacy stands at 92.30% while female literacy rate stands at 82.13%.[2]
Being a region with mainly dry and arid climate, Kavathe Mahankal is a perfect habitat for goats, and sheep, known for the meat of billy goats.
Dhangari Ovya (धनगरी ओव्या), is a song form by dhangar caste.
Gajinrity (गजीनृत्य) is a famous dance form of the area
Kavathe Mahankal is one of the most drought prone areas of Maharashtra. But still it has a sugar factory.
Kavtya Mahakal, a fictional character and antagonist in 1990 Marathi action comedy film Dhadakebaaz is named after the village Kavathe Mahankal.[3]