# Velapur Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Velapur

Velapur is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 93 households**, the 51st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 287people (2011)
- 93households
- 57.9%literacy
- 1,432females per 1,000 males

## Velapur PIN code and other codes

Velapur falls in Mahabaleshwar sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code563006

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

## How far is Velapur from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)89 km by road
- Wai (nearest town)69 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 Velapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Velapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Taldeo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahabaleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachgani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Velapur known for?

About 54% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Velapur

Of every 100 households in Velapur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Velapur · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**3%

Tap water ****100%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**67%

Use banking services ****98%**

**76%

Television ****33%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**20%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Velapur?

■ Velapur · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1432**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****64.1%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 46.5% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (10%) · **■** Other work 29 (16%) · **■** Marginal 43 (23%)

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 Mahabaleshwar

- Parut298 people
- Rameghar298 people
- Met taliye295 people
- Dudhoshi292 people
- Gavadhoshi284 people
- Kalamgaon284 people
- Kharoshi281 people
- Harchandi276 people

[All 111 villages in Mahabaleshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/mahabaleshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Velapur from Satara?89 km by road
- What is the population of Velapur?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velapur in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velapur?57.9% (Census 2011)