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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Bhiwandi taluka·Thane

Kusapur

Bhiwandi mandal
Pincode 421302
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Kusapur observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Temples near Kusapur

  • Nageshwar Temple · 3.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Bhiwandi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bhiwandi mandal is Khandoba Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kusapur itself.

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
tanaji rajaram shelar
Contact: 99****6116
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LGD code
552559
Pincode
421302
Post office
Dandekarwadi
Population
422
Households
85
Literacy rate
78%
Sex ratio
945 ♀/1000♂
Workers
245
Distance to district centre
212 km
Distance to mandal centre
204 km
Distance to Mumbai
176 km
Distance to Hyderabad
508 km
Nearest railway station
Chiplun · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rural Hospital, Medha · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kusapur compares

By population, Kusapur ranks #190 of 214 villages in Bhiwandi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
78.0%
+12.9% vs mandal average
Kusapur
78.0%
Bhiwandi mandal
65.1%
Thane district
74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
+56 vs mandal average
Kusapur
945
Bhiwandi mandal
889
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kusapur
5.0
Bhiwandi mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kusapur at a glance

Kusapur is a village of 422 people in 85 households (Census 2011) in Bhiwandi taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 190th-largest of 214 villages in Bhiwandi taluka. Literacy is 78%, 13 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. It lies 212 km from the Thane district centre, 53 km from Umbraj, the nearest town, 26 km from Chiplun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 421302, served by Dandekarwadi post office; the LGD village code is 552559. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Medha, 17 km away. The sarpanch is tanaji rajaram shelar, and the village votes in Akole assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate. The population is estimated at 498 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kusapur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kusapur · this village42278%
Kusapur · Jaoli2642%0 km N
Madoshi · Jaoli3757%2.4 km W
Akalpe · Mahabaleshwar41658%3.6 km N
Tambi · Koregaon40979%4.8 km SE
Ravandi · Jaoli6060%4.8 km NW
Maldev · Pen7.5 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kusapur

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Bhiwandi
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
51
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
26
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
102.51
Irrigated area (ha)
2.02
Forest area (ha)
90.9

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kusapur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kusapur

LGD code
552559
Pincode
421302
Post office
Dandekarwadi
Population (Census 2011)
422
Population (projected 2026)
498
Households
85
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
945
Literacy rate
78.0%
Coordinates
17.69822°N, 73.70775°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Shirdi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Akole
Member of Parliament
Bhausaheb Wakchaure
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dr. Kiran Yamaji Lahamate
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
tanaji rajaram shelar
Block / Mandal
Bhiwandi
Nearest police station
Rajur Police Station (202.3 km)
Nearest bank
Corporation Bank (206.3 km)
Getting there

How to reach Kusapur

Mandal centre
Bhiwandi · ≈ 204 km
≈ 6 h 58 min by car · 8 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Thane · ≈ 212 km
≈ 7 h 15 min by car · 8 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,854 people
Umbraj · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 49 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai176 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad508 km
  • Bengaluru671 km
  • Chennai871 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChiplun26 km
  • Bus stopAmbadus23 km
  • Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Medha17 km
  • ATM / bankMahabaleshwar Urban Bank25 km
  • Petrol pumpPeterol Station25 km
  • CollegeDnyanshree Institute of Engineering and Tech.Satara23 km
  • Police stationPolice Station26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kusapur

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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