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Velu observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Bhor mandal is Shree Datta Digamber Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Velu itself.
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By population, Velu ranks #1 of 192 villages in Bhor mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velu మహారాష్ట్రలోని పూణె జిల్లా, Bhor తాలూకాలో 4,256 జనాభా 908 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Bhor తాలూకాలోని 192 గ్రామాలలో అతిపెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 73%, తాలూకా సగటు 71% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 955 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 412205, Khed Shivapur Baug పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 556674. గ్రామం Shirur అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Dnyaneshwar Alias Mauli Aba Katke. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 5,018, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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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