About Velas Village

Velas is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 306 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares.

Velas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velas village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Mandangad
Area (hectares)	272 hectares
Population	582
Male Population	306
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velas compares

By the 2011 count Velas is the 36th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Velas

Velas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velas as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velas from other places

Velas lies about 112 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Veer, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Velas
Tehsil headquarters	Mandangad	23 km
Nearest railway station	Veer	36 km
Nearest town	Mahād	42 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	112 km

Villages closest to Velas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandangad tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Velas

As per the Census of India 2011, Velas village had a population of 582. That makes it the 36th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Velas village has 306 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velas has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Velas covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velas falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Velas is Veer, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velas.

Velas is about 112 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velas is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 23 km away. Veer is about 36 km away. Mahād is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.