Democracy without choice: how unopposed Maharashtra rural polls silence dissent
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Satane observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Nandgaon mandal is Gaimukha Temple No 1 of Daitya Sudana. No temple of this dedication is on record within Satane itself.
By population, Satane ranks #70 of 99 villages in Nandgaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Satane is a village of 1,048 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Nandgaon taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 70th-largest of 99 villages in Nandgaon taluka. Literacy is 68%, 4 points above the taluka average of 64% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 423104, served by Manmad post office; the LGD village code is 550321. The sarpanch is lilabai damu more, and the village votes in Mehkar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kharat Siddharth Rambhau. The population is estimated at 1,236 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Satane →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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.
Centred on Nandgaon mandal
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