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About Veshvi Village

Veshvi is a mid sized village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 785 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.29 hectares hectares.

Veshvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veshvi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 518.29 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 785
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veshvi compares

By the 2011 count Veshvi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 518.29 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Veshvi

Veshvi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veshvi 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 Veshvi from other places

Veshvi lies about 113 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Veer, about 31 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 Veshvi
Tehsil headquarters Mandangad 19 km
Nearest railway station Veer 31 km
Nearest town Mahād 38 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 113 km

Villages closest to Veshvi

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.

Common questions about Veshvi

As per the Census of India 2011, Veshvi village had a population of 1,655. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Veshvi village has 785 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veshvi has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1330.

Veshvi covers 518.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veshvi falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Veshvi is Veer, about 31 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 Veshvi.

Veshvi is about 113 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veshvi is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 19 km away. Veer is about 31 km away. Mahād is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valmiki Nagar (under 2 km), Kengwal (1.7 km) and Pat (2.0 km).

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

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