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Chapadi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Mangaon mandal is Rokadeshwar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chapadi itself.
By population, Chapadi ranks #100 of 184 villages in Mangaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chapadi is a village of 499 people in 106 households (Census 2011) in Mangaon taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 100th-largest of 184 villages in Mangaon taluka. Literacy is 67%, 3 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402104, served by Mangaon (Raigarh(MH)) post office; the LGD village code is 554673. The village votes in Shrigonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pachpute Vikram Babanrao. The population is estimated at 588 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Unegaon →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapadi · this village | 499 | 67% | — |
| Unegaon · Mangaon | 1,338 | 68% | — |
| Wave Tarf Nijampur · Mangaon | 447 | 75% | — |
| Adghar · Mangaon | 217 | 68% | — |
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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