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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
tanuj chandan chavhan
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- LGD code
- 551334
- Pincode
- 422306
- Post office
- Lasalgaon
- Population
- 1,752
- Households
- 314
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Sex ratio
- 991 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 801
Census 2011 · in context
How Welapur compares
By population, Welapur ranks #84 of 131 villages in Niphad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.1%
−8.8% vs mandal average
Welapur63.1%
Niphad mandal71.9%
Nashik district71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
991
+55 vs mandal average
Welapur991
Niphad mandal936
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
Welapur5.6
Niphad mandal5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Welapur at a glance
Welapur is a village of 1,752 people in 314 households (Census 2011) in Niphad taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra, the 84th-largest of 131 villages in Niphad taluka. Literacy is 63%, 9 points below the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 422306, served by Lasalgaon post office; the LGD village code is 551334. The sarpanch is tanuj chandan chavhan , and the village votes in Phulambri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anuradha Chavan. The population is estimated at 2,066 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Welapur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- YEVLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 394.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 42.72
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Welapur
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Key facts — Welapur
- LGD code
- 551334
- Pincode
- 422306
- Post office
- Lasalgaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,752
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,066
- Households
- 314
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 991
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulambri
- Member of Parliament
- Kalyan Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anuradha Chavan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- tanuj chandan chavhan
- Block / Mandal
- Niphad
- Nearest PHC
- Deogiri Children's Hospital (19.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422306
- Takali VinchurNiphad mandal6,384 pop
- PimpladChandvad mandal3,074 pop
- KotamgaonNiphad mandal2,660 pop
- Vahegaon SalChandvad mandal2,356 pop
- Nimgaon WakadaNiphad mandal2,050 pop
- Vaki KhChandvad mandal2,017 pop
- Pachore Bk.Niphad mandal1,799 pop
- KhangaonthadiNiphad mandal1,633 pop
- SalsaneChandvad mandal1,561 pop
Other villages in Niphad mandal
View all 60+ →- Pimpalgaon Baswant 1
- Niphad
- Vinchur
- Chandori
- Kasabe Sukene
- Saikhede
- Pimpalas
- Takali Vinchur
- Palkhed
- Ugaon
- Chatori
- Karanjgaon
- Shingave
- Narayangaon
- Nandurdi
- Kothure
- Khadak Malegaon
- Nandur Madhyameshwar
- Chitegaon
- Shirwadewani
- Mauje Sukene
- Deogaon
- Kokangaon
- Sakore
- Ranwad
- Dixi
- Khedalezunge
- Songaon
- Pachorewani
- Mhalsakore
- Rui
- Pimpri
- Gajarwadi
- Umbarkhed
- Vanasgaon
- Wakad
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)