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- LGD code
- 567117
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population
- 762
- Households
- 156
- Literacy rate
- 68.4%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 338
- Distance to district centre
- 84 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 82 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 274 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 498 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vilavade · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Raipatan Goverment Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mosum compares
By population, Mosum ranks #92 of 144 villages in Shahuwadi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.4%
+5.3% vs mandal average
- Mosum
- 68.4%
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 63.1%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−88 vs mandal average
- Mosum
- 934
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 1,022
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Mosum
- 4.9
- Shahuwadi mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mosum at a glance
Mosum is a village of 762 people in 156 households (Census 2011) in Shahuwadi taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 92nd-largest of 144 villages in Shahuwadi taluka. Literacy is 68%, 5 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 21 km from Andur, the nearest town, 24 km from Vilavade railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415101, served by Malkapur (Kolhapur) post office; the LGD village code is 567117. The nearest hospital or health centre is Raipatan Goverment Hospital, 17 km away. The village votes in Karad North assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade. The population is estimated at 898 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mosum
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Malkapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 963
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 431
- Forest area (ha)
- 384
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mosum
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mosum
- LGD code
- 567117
- Pincode
- 415101
- Post office
- Malkapur (Kolhapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 762
- Population (projected 2026)
- 898
- Households
- 156
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 68.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.79205°N, 73.83953°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Satara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karad North
- Member of Parliament
- Udayanraje Bhosale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoj Bhimrao Ghorpade
- Block / Mandal
- Shahuwadi
- Nearest PHC
- Navdrushti Eye Clinic (88.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Targaon (86.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Mosum
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai274 kmcapital
- Hyderabad498 km
- Bengaluru586 km
- Chennai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVilavade24 km
- Bus stopMalapude13 km
- Hospital / PHCRaipatan Goverment Hospital17 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra23 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petrolium35 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Vidyalaya23 km
- Police stationBambavade Police Station23 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)