Home Maharashtra Nashik Health

NASHIK

Health

Last updated on 19 October 2026. Help us improve the information on this page by clicking on suggest edits or writing to us.

Nashik’s healthcare landscape, like many other regions across India, is shaped by a mix of indigenous and Western medical practices. For centuries, indigenous knowledge and treatments provided by practitioners such as hakims and vaidyas have formed the foundation of healthcare in the region. People in the district also depended on plants, herbs, and other local resources to treat illnesses, which shaped the region’s early medical traditions. Over time, its landscape has gradually evolved with the introduction and expansion of more specialized medical services.

In recent years, healthcare has become one of the sectors for which Nashik is increasingly recognised. Local authorities have expressed plans to promote the city as a potential medical tourism hub.

Healthcare Infrastructure

Similar to other regions in India, Nashik’s healthcare infrastructure follows a multi-tiered system that involves both public and private sectors. The public healthcare system is structured into primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Primary care is provided through Sub Centres and Primary Health Centres (PHCs), secondary care is managed by Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Sub-District hospitals, while tertiary care, the highest level, is delivered through Medical Colleges and District Hospitals. 

Clinics in Nashik. Source: OpenStreetMaps (Sept. 2025)
Hospitals in Nashik. Source: OpenStreetMaps (Sept. 2025)

Supporting this structure is a network of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) who, as described by the National Health Mission, serve as “an interface between the community and the public health system.” Over time, this multi-layered healthcare model has been continuously shaped and refined by national healthcare policies and reforms to improve universal health coverage across regions.

Nashik’s formal healthcare infrastructure, like much of India, has its origins in the colonial era, which laid the groundwork for the system in place today. According to the district Gazetteer (1969), the Nashik Civil Hospital was established in 1840 and mainly treated illnesses such as intestinal worms, dysentery, diarrhoea, skin diseases, malaria, and syphilis.

Nashik Civil Hospital[1]
Nashik Civil Hospital

By 1881, the district’s public healthcare network had expanded to include seven additional dispensaries in Yeola, Malegaon, Dindori, Sinnar, Baglan, Peint, and Pimpalgaon in Niphad. Except for the Yeola dispensary, it is noted that each of these facilities operated from its own dedicated building.

Over time, the public health infrastructure continued to expand, and in the 20th century, new hospitals such as Harris General Hospital were added, which at the time became the largest hospital in the district. Harris General Hospital provided multiple specialist wards for dental care, eye treatment, ENT (ear, nose, and throat), tuberculosis (TB), and gynaecology. It also had facilities for family planning, child welfare, a referral laboratory, and a blood bank.

In the decades that followed, private hospitals began to play a larger role in Nashik’s healthcare system. Many were set up by local trusts, non-governmental organisations, and community groups to help meet rising demand. This growth also brought more specialised services, with cancer care emerging as a key area. For many patients, the cost of treatment in Nashik remains lower than in larger cities, leading more people to choose local care over travelling to Mumbai or Pune. Facilities such as the HCG Manavata Cancer Center now offer advanced oncology services and are part of this broader trend.

HCG Manavata Cancer Center in Nashik[2]
HCG Manavata Cancer Center in Nashik

While the private sector expanded its reach, public hospitals also continued to add new services to address community needs. In 2024, Nashik District Hospital opened a dedicated ward for third gender patients, following Maharashtra’s first such ward in Mumbai a year earlier. The new ward provides life support services, surgeries, free diagnostic tests, and other treatment options, reflecting efforts to make public healthcare more inclusive.

Medical Education & Research

Medical education and research form a key component of Nashik’s healthcare landscape. The district is home to both public and private institutions that contribute to clinical training and health service delivery. Notably, something that stands out about Nashik when it comes to this field is that it serves as the headquarters of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), established in 1998, which acts as the primary affiliating and regulatory body for medical education across the state.

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) is a public medical university established in 1998 in Nashik. It serves as the primary affiliating body for health sciences education in the state.

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS)[3]
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS)

The university oversees undergraduate and postgraduate education in disciplines such as medicine, dentistry, Ayurveda, homeopathy, nursing, and allied health sciences. MUHS integrates both allopathic and traditional systems of medicine in its academic framework and plays a key role in standardizing medical education and promoting healthcare research across Maharashtra.

Graphs

Please Note

  • Some line graphs may start a few years before the data begins. We are fixing this.
  • All data comes in financial years, but is graphed below in calendar years (2015 in our graph means FY 2015-16).
  • The District Statistical Abstracts are in Marathi. Translations were done carefully, but some titles or details may differ. There may be some data entry errors. Please report any issues you find.
  • Sometimes districts without data may show empty graphs. We've removed them but let us know if any remain.
  • Some graphs may not render correctly. A hard refresh (Ctrl/Command +Shift +R) usually fixes this.

Healthcare Facilities and Services

A. Public and Govt-Aided Medical Facilities

Loading chart data...

B. Private Healthcare Facilities

Loading chart data...

C. Approved vs Working Anganwadi

Loading chart data...

D. Anganwadi Building Types

Loading chart data...

E. Anganwadi Workers

Loading chart data...

F. Patients in In-Patients Department

Loading chart data...

G. Patients in Outpatients Department

Loading chart data...

H. Outpatient-to-Inpatient Ratio

Loading chart data...

I. Patients Treated in Public Facilities

Loading chart data...

J. Operations Conducted

Loading chart data...

K. Hysterectomies Performed

Loading chart data...

L. Share of Households with Access to Health Amenities

Loading chart data...

Morbidity and Mortality

A. Reported Deaths

Loading chart data...

B. Cause of Death

Loading chart data...

C. Reported Child and Infant Deaths

Loading chart data...

D. Reported Infant Deaths

Loading chart data...

E. Select Causes of Infant Death

Loading chart data...

F. Number of Children Diseased

Loading chart data...

G. Population with High Blood Sugar

Loading chart data...

H. Population with Very High Blood Sugar

Loading chart data...

I. Population with Mildly Elevated Blood Pressure

Loading chart data...

J. Population with Moderately or Severely High Hypertension

Loading chart data...

K. Women Examined for Cancer

Loading chart data...

L. Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption

Loading chart data...

Maternal and Newborn Health

A. Reported Deliveries

Loading chart data...

B. Institutional Births: Public vs Private

Loading chart data...

C. Home Births: Skilled vs Non-Skilled Attendants

Loading chart data...

D. Live Birth Rate

Loading chart data...

E. Still Birth Rate

Loading chart data...

F. Maternal Deaths

Loading chart data...

G. Registered Births

Loading chart data...

H. C-section Deliveries: Public vs Private

Loading chart data...

I. Institutional Deliveries through C-Section

Loading chart data...

J. Deliveries through C-Section: Public vs Private Facilities

Loading chart data...

K. Reported Abortions

Loading chart data...

L. Medical Terminations of Pregnancy: Public vs Private

Loading chart data...

M. MTPs in Public Institutions before and after 12 Weeks

Loading chart data...

N. Average Out of Pocket Expenditure per Delivery in Public Health Facilities

Loading chart data...

O. Registrations for Antenatal Care

Loading chart data...

P. Antenatal Care Registrations Done in First Trimester

Loading chart data...

Q. Iron Folic Acid Consumption Among Pregnant Women

Loading chart data...

R. Access to Postnatal Care from Health Personnel Within 2 Days of Delivery

Loading chart data...

S. Children Breastfed within One Hour of Birth

Loading chart data...

T. Children (6-23 months) Receiving an Adequate Diet

Loading chart data...

U. Sex Ratio at Birth

Loading chart data...

V. Births Registered with Civil Authority

Loading chart data...

W. Institutional Deliveries through C-section

Loading chart data...

X. C-section Deliveries: Public vs Private

Loading chart data...

Family Planning

A. Population Using Family Planning Methods

Loading chart data...

B. Usage Rate of Select Family Planning Methods

Loading chart data...

C. Sterilizations Conducted (Public vs Private Facilities)

Loading chart data...

D. Vasectomies

Loading chart data...

E. Tubectomies

Loading chart data...

F. Contraceptives Distributed

Loading chart data...

G. IUD Insertions: Public vs Private

Loading chart data...

H. Female Sterilization Rate

Loading chart data...

I. Women’s Unmet Need for Family Planning

Loading chart data...

J. Fertile Couples in Family Welfare Programs

Loading chart data...

K. Family Welfare Centers

Loading chart data...

L. Progress of Family Welfare Programs

Loading chart data...

Immunization

A. Vaccinations under the Maternal and Childcare Program

Loading chart data...

B. Infants Given the Oral Polio Vaccine

Loading chart data...

C. Infants Given the Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) Vaccine

Loading chart data...

D. Infants Given Hepatitis Vaccine (Birth Dose)

Loading chart data...

E. Infants Given the Pentavalent Vaccines

Loading chart data...

F. Infants Given the Measles or Measles Rubella Vaccines

Loading chart data...

G. Infants Given the Rotavirus Vaccines

Loading chart data...

H. Fully Immunized Children

Loading chart data...

I. Adverse Effects of Immunization

Loading chart data...

J. Percentage of Children Fully Immunized

Loading chart data...

K. Vaccination Rate (Children Aged 12 to 23 months)

Loading chart data...

L. Children Primarily Vaccinated in (Public vs Private Health Facilities)

Loading chart data...

Nutrition

A. Children with Nutritional Deficits or Excess

Loading chart data...

B. Population Overweight or Obese

Loading chart data...

C. Population with Low BMI

Loading chart data...

D. Prevalence of Anaemia

Loading chart data...

E. Moderately Anaemic Women

Loading chart data...

F. Women with Severe Anaemia being Treated at an Institution

Loading chart data...

G. Malnourishment Among Infants in Anganwadis

Loading chart data...

Sources

Chitra. 2024. "Nashik District Hospital Inaugurates Dedicated Care Room for Third Gender Patients." Lokmat Times. www.lokmattimes.com/maharashtra/nashik-district-hospital-inaugurates-dedicated-care-room-for-third-gender-patients-a505/https://www.lokmattimes.com/maharashtra/nash…

Gazetteers of Bombay Presidency. 1883 (reprinted 1994). Nasik District. Vol XVI. Gazetteer Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai.https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.201…

Government of Maharashtra. "Hospitals." Nashik District Official Website. nashik.gov.in/public-utility-category/hospitals/https://nashik.gov.in/public-utility-categor…

Kalyani Sharma. 2024. "Navigating Healthcare in Nashik." Express Healthcare. www.expresshealthcare.in/news/navigating-healthcare-in-nashik/443011/https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/naviga…

M Choksi, B. Patil et al. 2016. Health systems in India. Vol 36 (Suppl 3). Journal of Perinatology. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5144115/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC514…

Maharashtra State Gazetteers. 1975. Nashik District Gazetteer (Revised Edition). Gazetteer Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai.

National Health Mission (NHM). "About Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)." National Health Mission, India. nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=150&lid=226#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20key%20components,performing%20her%20spelled%20out%20roles.https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1…

NS. 2024. "Nashik Emerges as a Leading Hub for World-Class Cancer Treatment in India." APN News. www.apnnews.com/nashik-emerges-as-a-leading-hub-for-world-class-cancer-treatment-in-india/https://www.apnnews.com/nashik-emerges-as-a-…

Last updated on 19 October 2026. Help us improve the information on this page by clicking on suggest edits or writing to us.