Velvand, Ratnagiri
Velvand (वेळवंड) is a village and Village Panchayat of the Ratnagiri Taluka in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, which falls under Ratnagiri block. It belongs to Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliament constituency and Ratnagiri assembly constituency. Santosh Maruti Gurav is the President of Velvand Village Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address gurav3980@gmail.com and mobile number 83900xxx13. The Panchayat landline number is 02352-28**22. The Secretary is Sachin Suresh Phutak, who can be reached at email address sachinphutak84@gmail.com and mobile number 97645xxx56. The Panchayat address is A/p Velvand, Guravvwadi, Tal. & Dist. Ratnagiri, Pincode - 415619. You can reach there by taking a bus till Charveli bus stop which is around 5 km away.
As on February 2025, the current population of Velvand is 1.8 thousands out of which 867 are males and rest 953 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1099 females per 1000 males. There are around 133 teenagers in Velvand. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 7 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 412 households in Velvand, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1 thousands. The pincode of Velvand is 415619 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Hatkhamba Sub Post office
- Velvand Branch Post office
- Charveli Branch Post office
- Kapad Gaon Branch Post office
- Panval Branch Post office
Schools
Velvand has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- A A Desai High School Bhaishet
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Central School Zarewadi
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Kapadgaon No.1
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Panaval Horambevadi
- Zilla Parishad Primary School Panval Ghavaliwadi
Hospitals
Velvand has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kapadgaon Sub-Center
- Panval Sub-Center
- Charveli Sub-Center
- Hathkhamba Primary Health Center
- Hatkhamba Sub-Center
Banks
Velvand has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Velvand Village Panchayat manages total 2 villages.
- Kotharwadi
- Velvand