Velvand Population, Caste, Working Data Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Velvand is a village situated in Ratnagiri taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 361 families residing in the village Velvand. The total population of Velvand is 1,594 out of which 759 are males and 835 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velvand is 1,100.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velvand village is 133 which is 8% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velvand is 1,046 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,100) of Velvand village.

Population
1,594
Families
361
Literacy
77.89%
Sex Ratio
1,100

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velvand is 77.9%. Thus Velvand village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 91.07% and the female literacy rate is 65.97% in Velvand village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Velvand village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Velvand Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Velvand village.

Total Male Female
Children 133 65 68
Literacy 77.89% 91.07% 65.97%
Scheduled Caste 6 3 3
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 456 127 329

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Velvand village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velvand village out of total population, 908 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 908 workers engaged in Main Work, 519 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 131 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 861 388 473
Cultivators 519 96 423
Agriculture Labourer 131 111 20
Household Industries 9 9 0
Other Workers 202 172 30
Marginal Workers 47 35 12
Non Working 686 336 350

Nearby Villages to Velvand,

Below are the list of villages near Velvand village in Ratnagiri.

Village Population
Kolambe 2,536
Kotharwadi 542
Someshwar 1,745
Marathewadi 243
Nava Someshwar 993
Thombarewadi 430
Chinchkhari 565
Kasheli 844
Juve 536
Kondgaon 261

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