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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shaukat Ibrahim Mahate
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- LGD code
- 564857
- Pincode
- 415716
- Post office
- Palgad
- Population
- 670
- Households
- 153
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 307
- Distance to district centre
- 659 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 689 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 740 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 398 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mangli · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Pauni · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Visapur compares
By population, Visapur ranks #78 of 172 villages in Dapoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.5%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Visapur72.5%
Dapoli mandal71.3%
Ratnagiri district74.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−236 vs mandal average
Visapur959
Dapoli mandal1,195
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
Visapur4.4
Dapoli mandal3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Visapur at a glance
Visapur is a village of 670 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Dapoli taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 78th-largest of 172 villages in Dapoli taluka. Literacy is 73%, 1 points above the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 659 km from the Ratnagiri district centre, 6 km from Nanded, the nearest town, 14 km from Mangli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415716, served by Palgad post office; the LGD village code is 564857. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Pauni, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Shaukat Ibrahim Mahate, and the village votes in Bhor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Hiraman Mandekar. The population is estimated at 790 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Visapur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Dapoli Camp
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 155
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 402
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 184
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Visapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Visapur
- LGD code
- 564857
- Pincode
- 415716
- Post office
- Palgad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 670
- Population (projected 2026)
- 790
- Households
- 153
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Coordinates
- 20.76438°N, 79.72690°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhor
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Hiraman Mandekar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shaukat Ibrahim Mahate
- Block / Mandal
- Dapoli
Getting there
How to reach Visapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai740 kmcapital
- Hyderabad398 km
- Chennai856 km
- Bengaluru896 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMangli14 km
- Bus stopNilaj19 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Pauni10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India20 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Petrol Pump16 km
- CollegeNisha Chitrakala & Shilpkala Mahavidyalaya22 km
- Police stationPolice Station22 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)