About Vele Village

Vele is a large village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,523, made up of 1,254 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vele village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Wai
Pincode	415536
Area (hectares)	1463 hectares
Population	2,523
Male Population	1,254
Female Population	1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 17th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 1463 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Vele

Vele is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vele 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 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
Nearest railway station	Karanjadi	18 km
Nearest town	Mahād	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wai	34 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 Wai 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 Vele

As per the Census of India 2011, Vele village had a population of 2,523. That makes it the 17th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Vele village has 1,254 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vele has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Vele is 415536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vele covers 1463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vele falls under Wai 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 village 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 Wai tehsil of Satara district. Karanjadi is about 18 km away. Mahād is about 19 km away. Wai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.