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About Velvi Village

Velvi is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 173 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velvi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415712
Area (hectares) 340.09 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 173
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velvi compares

By the 2011 count Velvi is the 139th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 340.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Velvi

Velvi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Velvi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Usgaon, Utambar, Vanand and Vanoshi Tarf Natu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Velvi

As per the Census of India 2011, Velvi village had a population of 342. That makes it the 139th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Velvi village has 173 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velvi has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Velvi is 415712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velvi covers 340.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velvi falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Velvi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velvi.

Velvi is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Velvi today is likely to be higher.

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