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About Vele Village

Vele is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 227 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2115 hectares hectares.

Vele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vele village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 2115 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 227
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Vele compares

By the 2011 count Vele is the 85th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 2115 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Vele

Vele is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vele 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vele from other places

Vele lies about 57 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 18 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 Vele
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 18 km
Nearest town Mahād 19 km
District headquarters Satara 57 km

Villages closest to Vele

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaoli 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 Vele

As per the Census of India 2011, Vele village had a population of 442. That makes it the 85th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Vele village has 227 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vele has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Vele covers 2115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vele falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vele is Karanjadi, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vele.

Vele is about 57 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vele is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Jaoli is about 8.4 km away. Karanjadi is about 18 km away. Mahād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morghar (2.4 km), Karanje (3.8 km) and Varoshi (9.0 km).

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

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