Mahad

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Mahad

Total population

27,500

Coordinates18.08°, 73.42°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Mahad ( [məɦaːɖ]) is a city in Raigad district situated in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located 108.5 km (67.4 mi) from District Headquarters Alibag, and 167 km (104 mi) from Mumbai. Mahad is known for Raigad Fort, the capital of the Maratha Empire in Shivaji Maharaj's era and the revolutionary Mahad Satyagraha launched by at Chavdar Tale in the wake of modern India.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Maharashtra

• Goregaon
  9.9 mi away
• Mandangad
  12.6 mi away
• Mangaon
  14.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Lavasa
  23 mi away
• Shrivardhan
  25.7 mi away
• Panchgani
  26.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Harihareshwar
  26.9 mi away
• Wai
  31.9 mi away
• Dhayari
  35.7 mi away
• Nagothane
  37 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Dabhol
  37.5 mi away
• Anandnagar
  38 mi away

Browse all places in Maharashtra →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mahad

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

Seen 2026-09-19

White-bellied Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica rustica

Seen 2026-09-12

Bombay Duck

Harpadon nehereus

Seen 2026-08-25

Lime Swallowtail

Papilio demoleus

Seen 2026-08-11

Mottled Emigrant

Catopsilia pyranthe

Seen 2026-08-11

Indian shikra

Tachyspiza badia dussumieri

Seen 2026-01-11

Spotted Snakehead

Channa punctata

Seen 2025-12-26

Brahminy Kite

Haliastur indus

Seen 2025-12-25

Common Baron

Euthalia aconthea

Seen 2025-11-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).