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- LGD code
- 562403
- Pincode
- 413109
- Post office
- Natepute
- Population
- 3,729
- Households
- 862
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,661
- Distance to district centre
- 101 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 17 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 230 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 402 km
- Nearest railway station
- Baramati · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Lasurne · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ekshiv compares
By population, Ekshiv ranks #36 of 111 villages in Malshiras mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.8%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Ekshiv
- 64.8%
- Malshiras mandal
- 65.7%
- Solapur district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
+24 vs mandal average
- Ekshiv
- 950
- Malshiras mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Ekshiv
- 4.3
- Malshiras mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ekshiv at a glance
Ekshiv is a village of 3,729 people in 862 households (Census 2011) in Malshiras taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra, the 36th-largest of 111 villages in Malshiras taluka. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. It lies 101 km from the Solapur district centre, 21 km from Akole, the nearest town, 24 km from Baramati railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 413109, served by Natepute post office; the LGD village code is 562403. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Lasurne, 8 km away. The village votes in Indapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dattatraya Vithoba Bharane. The population is estimated at 4,396 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekshiv
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BARAMATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 155
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 31
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 930.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ekshiv
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Key facts — Ekshiv
- LGD code
- 562403
- Pincode
- 413109
- Post office
- Natepute
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,729
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,396
- Households
- 862
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 64.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.01421°N, 74.75191°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Indapur
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dattatraya Vithoba Bharane
- Block / Mandal
- Malshiras
- Nearest PHC
- Sudarshan Nursing Home (18.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Ekshiv
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai230 kmcapital
- Hyderabad402 km
- Bengaluru638 km
- Chennai806 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBaramati24 km
- Bus stopShingnapur ST Stand21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Lasurne8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India19 km
- Petrol pumpBagewadi Petrol Pump17 km
- CollegeITI COLLEGE INDAPUR32 km
- Police stationHighway Police25 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)