# Velaneshwar Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/velaneshwar/ Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri # Velaneshwar Velaneshwar is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415729**. The 2011 Census counted **3,347 people in 727 households**, the 1st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 3,347people (2011) - 727households - 81.1%literacy - 415729PIN code ## Velaneshwar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velaneshwar is 415729.** Velaneshwar falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - PIN code415729 - Community development blockGuhagar - Census village code565432 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velaneshwar from nearby towns? - Guhagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)45 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 Velaneshwar? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Velaneshwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palshet - ○Degree college10+ km · Guhagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anjanvel - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Velaneshwar known for? Products made here include mango juice. About 39% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Velaneshwar Of every 100 households in Velaneshwar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Velaneshwar · ■ Guhagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****40%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **5% Tap water ****4%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****32%** **58% Television ****36%** **30% Mobile phone ****38%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****47%** **42% Own their home ****91%** **92% 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 Velaneshwar? ■ Velaneshwar · ■ Guhagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1257 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **913 Working population ****39.1%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.4% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (8%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 738 (56%) · **■** Marginal 258 (20%) 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 Guhagar - Shringartali3,300 people - Kond Karul3,039 people - Padave3,011 people - Guhagar2,929 people [All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velaneshwar?415729 - How far is Velaneshwar from Ratnagiri?100 km by road - What is the population of Velaneshwar?3,347 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velaneshwar in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Velaneshwar?81.1% (Census 2011)