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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Duryodhan Pandurang Nanavare
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- LGD code
- 563722
- Pincode
- 415511
- Post office
- Rahimatpur
- Population
- 1,511
- Households
- 324
- Literacy rate
- 84.6%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 640
Census 2011 · in context
How Velu compares
By population, Velu ranks #55 of 137 villages in Koregaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.6%
+8.4% vs mandal average
Velu84.6%
Koregaon mandal76.2%
Satara district74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−39 vs mandal average
Velu965
Koregaon mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
Velu4.7
Koregaon mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velu at a glance
Velu is a village of 1,511 people in 324 households (Census 2011) in Koregaon taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the 55th-largest of 137 villages in Koregaon taluka. Literacy is 85%, 8 points above the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 415511, served by Rahimatpur post office; the LGD village code is 563722. The sarpanch is Duryodhan Pandurang Nanavare, and the village votes in Ashti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dhas Suresh Ramchandra. The population is estimated at 1,781 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Rahimatpur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,236.78
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 405.97
- Forest area (ha)
- 288.94
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velu
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Key facts — Velu
- LGD code
- 563722
- Pincode
- 415511
- Post office
- Rahimatpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,511
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,781
- Households
- 324
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 84.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Beed
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ashti
- Member of Parliament
- Bajrang Sonwane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dhas Suresh Ramchandra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Duryodhan Pandurang Nanavare
- Block / Mandal
- Koregaon
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Sources & freshness
- 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)