Dhopeshwar, Rajapur
Dhopeshwar (धोपेश्वर) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Rajapur Taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, which falls under Rajapur block. It belongs to Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliament constituency and Rajapur assembly constituency. Prabhakar Keshav Apte is the President of Dhopeshwar Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address prabhakarapte05@gmail.com and mobile number 86056xxx31. The Panchayat landline number is 02353-22**13. The Secretary is Manohar Bhagwan Naware, who can be reached at email address panchayatdhopeshwar@gmail.com and mobile number 94208xxx37. The Panchayat address is Grampanchayat Dhopeshwar, Post Dhopeshwar, Tal Rajapur, Pincode - 416702. You can reach there by taking a bus till Primary School Dhopeshwar Khambalwadi-Chapadewadi bus stop which is less than a km away. The Panchayat has homestay option.
As on February 2025, the current population of Dhopeshwar is 1.9 thousands out of which 935 are males and rest 998 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1067 females per 1000 males. There are around 171 teenagers in Dhopeshwar. It has literacy rate of 72% which means around 1.4 thousands persons can read and write. Total 27 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 420 households in Dhopeshwar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1 thousands. The pincode of Dhopeshwar is 416702 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Rajapur S.O (Ratnagiri)
- Burambe Wadi Branch Post office
- Devache Gothane Branch Post office
- Juwathi Branch Post office
- Kaneri Branch Post office
Schools
Dhopeshwar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Dhopeshwar No. 1
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Dhopeshwar Khambalwadi
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Dhopeshwar Girmadevi
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Dhopeshwar Tithawali
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Dhopeshwar Tithawali Dhangarwadi
Hospitals
Dhopeshwar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Dhopeshwar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of India D. Gothane
- Canara Bank Madban
- ICICI Bank Rajapur, Maharashtra
- ICICI Bank Rajapur Urban Coop Bank LTD
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Kokan Mercantile CO-OP Bank LTD Rajapur
Covered villages
Dhopeshwar Village Panchayat manages total 5 villages.