# Velas Village, Mandangad, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mandangad, Ratnagiri 

# Velas

Velas is a village in Mandangad sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 157 households**, the 36th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 582people (2011)
- 157households
- 84.6%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Velas PIN code and other codes

Velas falls in Mandangad sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMandangad
- Census village code564746

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

## How far is Velas from nearby towns?

- Mandangad (sub-district HQ)73 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)211 km by road
- Khed (nearest town)77 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 Velas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Velas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devare
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandangarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lonere
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Velas known for?

About 72% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Velas

Of every 100 households in Velas in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Velas · ■ Mandangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**27%

Tap water ****70%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**79%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****42%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**88%

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 Velas?

■ Velas · ■ Mandangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**1219

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**945

Working population ****52.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.8% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (20%) · **■** Marginal 111 (36%)

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 Mandangad

- Shirgaon613 people
- Veral Tarf Natu590 people
- Narayannagar587 people
- Kuduk Bk.584 people
- Borghar581 people
- Palghar568 people
- Palawani565 people
- Pat546 people

[All 109 villages in Mandangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/mandangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Velas from Ratnagiri?211 km by road
- What is the population of Velas?582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velas in?Ratnagiri district (Mandangad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velas?84.6% (Census 2011)