Mahabaleshwar Tehsil - Satara, Maharashtra

Mahabaleshwar is an administrative tehsil in the Satara district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Mahabaleshwar is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Diwankhavati, while the nearest airport is Pune Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 67.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 470 km², including 318.46 km² rural area and 151.90 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 936 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Mahabaleshwar Tehsil

Mahabaleshwar Tehsil has a total of 113 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Achali	Rural	Achali
2	Adhal	Rural	Moleshwar
3	Ahir	Rural	Ahire
4	Akalpe	Rural	Akalpe
5	Ambral	Rural	Ambral
6	Amshi	Rural	Amashi
7	Araw	Rural	Araw
8	Avakali	Rural	Avakali
9	Awalan	Rural	Walane
10	Bhekavali	Rural	Bhekavali
11	Bhilar	Rural	Bhilar
12	Bhose	Rural	Bhose
13	Birmani	Rural	Birmani
14	Birwadi	Rural	Birvadi
15	Chakdev	Rural	Valawan
16	Chaturbet	Rural	Chaturbet
17	Chikhali	Rural	Chikhali
18	Dabhe Mohan	Rural	Dabhe Mohan
19	Dabhedabhekar	Rural	Dabhe Dabhekar
20	Dandeghar	Rural	Dandeghar
21	Danvali	Rural	Danavali
22	Dare	Rural	Jawali
23	Dere Tarfe Tamb	Rural	Pimpri T. Tamb
24	Devali	Rural	Devali
25	Devasare	Rural	Devasare
26	Dhangarwadi	Unmapped	Not applicable
27	Dhardev	Rural	Moleshwar
28	Dhawali	Rural	Umbari
29	Dodani	Rural	Saloshi
30	Dudhgaon	Rural	Dudhgaon
31	Dudhoshi	Rural	Metatale
32	Gadhavali	Rural	Gavadhoshi
33	Gavadhoshi	Rural	Gavadhoshi
34	Ghavari	Rural	Ghavari
35	Ghonaspur	Rural	Chaturbet
36	Godavali	Rural	Godavali
37	Gogave	Rural	Gogave
38	Goroshi	Rural	Goroshi
39	Gureghar	Rural	Gureghar
40	Harchandi	Rural	Harchandi
41	Haroshi	Rural	Jawali
42	Hatlot	Rural	Hatlot
43	Jaoli	Rural	Jawali
44	Kalamgaon	Rural	Kalamgaon
45	Kalamgaon Kalamkar	Rural	Kotroshi
46	Kandat	Rural	Saloshi
47	Kasrud	Rural	Shirvali
48	Kaswand	Rural	Kasavand
49	Khambil Chorge	Rural	Khambil Chorge
50	Khambil Pokale	Rural	Sonat
51	Kharoshi	Rural	Kharoshi
52	Khingar	Rural	Khingar
53	Kotroshi	Rural	Kotroshi
54	Kshetra Mahabaleshwar	Rural	Kshetramahabaleshwar
55	Kumbharoshi	Rural	Kumbhroshi
56	Kumthe	Rural	Kumathe
57	Kuroshi	Rural	Kuroshi
58	Lakhwad	Rural	Lakhwad
59	Lamaj	Rural	Lamaj
60	Machutar	Rural	Machutar
61	Majarewadi	Rural	Devasare
62	Malkampeth	Urban	Not applicable
63	Malusar	Rural	Chikhali
64	Manghar	Rural	Manghar
65	Met Taliye	Rural	Metatale
66	Metgutad	Rural	Metgutad
67	Mhalunge	Rural	Morani
68	Moleshwar	Rural	Moleshwar
69	Morni	Rural	Morani
70	Nakinda	Rural	Nakinda
71	Navali	Rural	Yerandal
72	Nivali	Rural	Nivali
73	Pali T. Ategaon	Rural	Pali T.Ategaon
74	Panchgani	Rural	Parvat -T-Waghavale
75	Pangari	Rural	Pangari
76	Parpar	Rural	Parpar
77	Parsond	Rural	Parpar
78	Parut	Rural	Parut
79	Parwat T. Wagawale	Rural	Parvat -T-Waghavale
80	Petpar	Rural	Parpar
81	Pimpri T. Tamb	Rural	Pimpri T. Tamb
82	Rajpuri	Rural	Rajpuri
83	Rameghar	Rural	Rameghar
84	Ran Adva Gaund	Rural	Kumbhroshi
85	Renoshi	Rural	Renoshi
86	Rule	Rural	Rule
87	Saloshi	Rural	Saloshi
88	Shindi	Rural	Shindi
89	Shindola	Rural	Bhekavali
90	Shiravali	Rural	Shirvali
91	Shirnar	Rural	Dabhe Dabhekar
92	Sonat	Rural	Sonat
93	Soundari	Rural	Soundari
94	Taighat	Rural	Taighat
95	Taldev	Rural	Taladeo
96	Tapola	Rural	Vanavali T.Solashi
97	Tekavali	Rural	Yerandal
98	Uchat	Rural	Uchat
99	Umbari	Rural	Umbari
100	Valawan	Rural	Valawan
101	Vanavli T. Ategaon	Rural	Pali T.Ategaon
102	Vanavli Tarf Solasi	Rural	Vanavali T.Solashi
103	Varsoli Dev	Rural	Varasoli Deo
104	Varsoli Koli	Unmapped	Not applicable
105	Velapur	Rural	Velapur
106	Vengale	Rural	Vengale
107	Vivar	Rural	Taladeo
108	Walne	Rural	Walane
109	Yerandal	Rural	Yerandal
110	Yerne Bk	Rural	Yerne Bk
111	Yerne Kh	Rural	Yerne Bk
112	Zadani	Rural	Saloshi
113	Zanzwad	Rural	Zanzvad

Population of Mahabaleshwar Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Mahabaleshwar Tehsil has a total population of 72,830 people, consisting of 37,600 males and 35,230 females. There are 14,841 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 155 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	72,830	44,543	28,287
Male Population	37,600	22,291	15,309
Female Population	35,230	22,252	12,978
Total Households	14,841	9,836	5,005
Population Density	155 / km²	140 / km²	186 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 54,970 literate people and 7,320 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,218 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,682 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	7,320	4,637	2,683
Literate Population	54,970	31,622	23,348
Illiterate Population	17,860	12,921	4,939
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,218	3,599	4,619
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,682	2,993	689

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Mahabaleshwar (महाबलेश्वर)
District	Satara
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Diwankhavati
Total Area	470 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	936
Total Population (2011)	72,830
Density	155/km²
Total Villages	113

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Khandala	Khatav
Koregaon	Man
Patan	Phaltan
Satara	Wai