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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 552758
- Pincode
- 421602
- Post office
- Kasara (Thane)
- Population
- 747
- Households
- 159
- Literacy rate
- 68.5%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 421
Census 2011 · in context
How Veluk compares
By population, Veluk ranks #133 of 222 villages in Shahapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.5%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Veluk
- 68.5%
- Shahapur mandal
- 62.7%
- Thane district
- 74.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
−42 vs mandal average
- Veluk
- 925
- Shahapur mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Veluk
- 4.7
- Shahapur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Veluk at a glance
Veluk is a village of 747 people in 159 households (Census 2011) in Shahapur taluka, Thane district, Maharashtra, the 133rd-largest of 222 villages in Shahapur taluka. Literacy is 69%, 6 points above the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421602, served by Kasara (Thane) post office; the LGD village code is 552758. The village votes in Vaijapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb. The population is estimated at 881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Veluk →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veluk · this village | 747 | 69% | — |
| Patol · Shahapur | 1,857 | 43% | — |
| Susarwadi · Shahapur | 1,044 | 53% | — |
| Pingalwadi · Shahapur | 162 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Veluk
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Igatpuri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 101
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 49
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,840.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 518.07
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,146.92
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Veluk
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Veluk
- LGD code
- 552758
- Pincode
- 421602
- Post office
- Kasara (Thane)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 747
- Population (projected 2026)
- 881
- Households
- 159
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 68.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aurangabad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vaijapur
- Member of Parliament
- Sandipanrao Bhumre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bornare (Sir) Ramesh Nanasaheb
- Block / Mandal
- Shahapur
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)