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Tondsure observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Mhasla mandal is Samadhi of Chattrapati Shri. Shivaji Maharaj. No temple of this dedication is on record within Tondsure itself.
By population, Tondsure ranks #29 of 83 villages in Mhasla mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tondsure is a village of 684 people in 181 households (Census 2011) in Mhasla taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 29th-largest of 83 villages in Mhasla taluka. Literacy is 68%, about the same as the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,311 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402105, served by Mhasla post office; the LGD village code is 554906. The sarpanch is Suresh Bhiku Mahadik, and the village votes in Mahad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gogawale Bharat Maruti. The population is estimated at 806 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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