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Velas Population - Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

Velas is a medium size village located in Mandangad Taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra with total 157 families residing. The Velas village has population of 582 of which 306 are males while 276 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velas village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 9.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velas village is 902 which is lower than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Velas as per census is 897, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Velas village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Velas village was 84.63 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Velas Male literacy stands at 89.89 % while female literacy rate was 78.80 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Velas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Velas village.

Velas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 157 - -
Population 582 306 276
Child (0-6) 55 29 26
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0
Literacy 84.63 % 89.89 % 78.80 %
Total Workers 307 200 107
Main Worker 196 - -
Marginal Worker 111 49 62

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.17 % of total population in Velas village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Velas village of Ratnagiri.

Work Profile

In Velas village out of total population, 307 were engaged in work activities. 63.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 307 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 79 were Agricultural labourer.