# Velawatti Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ajra, Kolhapur 

# Velawatti

Velawatti is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 208 households**, the 55th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 810people (2011)
- 208households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Velawatti PIN code and other codes

Velawatti falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAjra
- Census village code567904

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velawatti from nearby towns?

- Ajra (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)93 km by road
- Gadhinglaj (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Velawatti?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Velawatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajra
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ajra
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ajra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Velawatti known for?

About 94% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 422 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Velawatti

Of every 100 households in Velawatti in 2011, 95 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Velawatti · ■ Ajra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**75%

Use banking services ****98%**

**80%

Television ****50%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Velawatti?

■ Velawatti · ■ Ajra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1441**

**933

Working population ****53.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 56.2% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (26%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ajra

- Lakudwadi840 people
- Latagaon832 people
- Parpoli828 people
- Kanoli822 people
- Honewadi801 people
- Khanapur781 people
- Harur770 people
- Shelap725 people

[All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Velawatti from Kolhapur?93 km by road
- What is the population of Velawatti?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velawatti in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velawatti?64.5% (Census 2011)