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- LGD code
- 566279
- Pincode
- 416801
- Post office
- Talera (Sindhudurg)
- Population
- 400
- Households
- 108
- Literacy rate
- 71%
- Sex ratio
- 1198 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 168
Census 2011 · in context
How Welgive compares
By population, Welgive ranks #85 of 98 villages in Devgad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.0%
−7.7% vs mandal average
- Welgive
- 71.0%
- Devgad mandal
- 78.7%
- Sindhudurg district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,198
+147 vs mandal average
- Welgive
- 1,198
- Devgad mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Welgive
- 3.7
- Devgad mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Welgive at a glance
Welgive is a village of 400 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Devgad taluka, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, the 85th-largest of 98 villages in Devgad taluka. Literacy is 71%, 8 points below the taluka average of 79% and the sex ratio is 1,198 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 416801, served by Talera (Sindhudurg) post office; the LGD village code is 566279. The village votes in Phaltan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sachin Patil. The population is estimated at 472 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Welgive
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 19
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Rajapur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 489
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 393.33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Welgive
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Welgive
- LGD code
- 566279
- Pincode
- 416801
- Post office
- Talera (Sindhudurg)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 400
- Population (projected 2026)
- 472
- Households
- 108
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1198
- Literacy rate
- 71.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phaltan
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sachin Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Devgad
- Nearest PHC
- Shrirang Nursing Home (24.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank Of Maharashtra (24.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Palsi (15.0 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)