‘Save every drop’: Why 1 village stays green as drought ravages Maharashtra
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Koleti observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Pen mandal is Pravara Rural Education Society. No temple of this dedication is on record within Koleti itself.
By population, Koleti ranks #46 of 167 villages in Pen mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Koleti is a village of 1,182 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Pen taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 46th-largest of 167 villages in Pen taluka. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,114 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402106, served by Nagothane post office; the LGD village code is 553980. The village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 1,394 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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