Kavathe-Mahankal Explained

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:Democratic
Governing Body:Municipal Council
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:636
Population Total:17,390
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:Population of K.M. City
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 Name Sec2:Climate
Website:http://sangli.nic.in/
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:416405
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha representative
Blank2 Info Sec1:Sanjaykaka Patil
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha representative
Blank3 Info Sec1:Sumantai 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 is also a Sugar Factory, named after the same Goddess Mahankali Sugar Factory.

Kavathe mahankal is a peaceful town. Major festivals are Shivratri, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc. In shivratri a 5-day fair takes place. Navratri (Dasara) in Mahankali Temple (Ambabai mandir) is also attended by nearby villagers. Kavathe Mahankal is famous for production of grapes, pomegranate, jowar, millet (bajra), maize, etc.

The day of Weekly Market in K. Mahankal is Tuesday.

Demography

Kavathe Mahankal city is the tehsil Headquarter of Kavathe Mahankal taluka of Sangli district, Maharashtra, with total 3733 families residing. The population of Kavathe Mahankal city as per Population Census 2011 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%.

Other attractions

Being a region with mainly dry & arid climate, Kavathe Mahankal is a perfect habitat for goats & sheep. The place is famous for the meat of billy goats.

'Dhangari Ovya' (धनगरी ओव्या), which are the songs by that particular Caste.

→ Gajinrity (गजीनृत्य) is a famous dance form of the area

→ "Akhand Harinam Saptah Dnaneshwari Parayan Sohla" Haroli, completed its 90th year in 2016, which was started in 1926.Haroli is one of the religious, irrigated sugar producing village in Kavathemahankal tehsil.

Kavathe Mahankal is one of the most drought prone areas of Maharashtra. But still it has a Sugar Factory. It's a paradox but that is the result of powerful politics of politicians of Sangli district

-> Beautiful Meghraja temple located just outside on east side of the city.

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Other Important Places/ Govt. Organisations

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