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{{short description|Village in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vele (Satara)
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Bhairava Deity.jpg
| image_caption = Idol of Lord Bhairava in Vele(वेळे)
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| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.7307899|N|73.879457|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Satara district|Satara]]
| established_title =

| established_date =
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 415 022
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 02162
| registration_plate = MH-11
| website = {{URL|maharashtra.gov.in}}
}}

'''Vele''' is a village in the Western region of [[Maharashtra]] state in [[India]]. It is located in the [[Satara district]] of Maharashtra. Before it was a part of [[Bombay State]] and Princely state of [[History of Satara district|Satara]]. It is located adjacent to [[Kanher Dam]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kanher Dam|url = http://www.discoveredindia.com/maharashtra/attractions/dams/kanher-dam.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140416082012/http://www.discoveredindia.com/maharashtra/attractions/dams/kanher-dam.htm|url-status = usurped|archive-date = 16 April 2014|website = Discover India}}</ref> built on [[Venna River]]. There is a big temple of [[Bhairava]] at the village entrance. Also there are number of temples in closed vicinity of village. Surrounded by greenery and farms, [[agriculture]] is the main occupation in the village with more than 80% of the total area being used for agricultural activities. Though agriculture constitutes a mainstay of the economy of this village, besides a sizeable population working at various plum government positions does bolster the financial position.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

== History ==
The village was established on banks of [[Venna River]] by the [[Maratha]] [[Shinde]] clan who were hereditary [[Deshmukh]] and had received a hereditary [[Desmukhi]] Watan Inam of [https://marathi.abplive.com/videos/news/satara-a-special-activity-on-the-occasion-of-amrit-mahotsav-of-independence-an-initiative-of-the-villagers-of-samthi-kamathi-1087669 Vele] ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = वेळे येथे मोतीबिंदू शिबीर |url = http://satara.news/kartaway-wele-shibir-news/|website = Satara News|access-date = 2016-06-20}}</ref> during the pre-Shivaji era. As per the current available documents Sidhoji Shinde was the founder of Shinde family of Vele. Descendants of Sidhoji continue to stay in Vele and Satara. Hereditary Administrative rights of Peteshwar devasthan located near to village on [[Kas Plateau Reserved Forest|Kaas plateau]] road belonged to Shinde Deshmukh family.

==Demographics==
{{Further|Religion in Maharashtra|Languages of India|Marathi people}}

The official language is Marathi ({{langx|mr|मराठी}}) with its own dialect. Language varies in its tone and a few words. People from all castes which include [[Maratha]] ({{langx|mr|मराठा}}), Hindu-teli(तेली), Mang, Boudhh, Chambar, Mali, Lohar, Shimpi, Kosthi etc., live here. Maratha comprise the majority of the population. [[Clan]] prominent in Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = श्रमिक मुक्तीदलाचा सरकारला "दे धक्का'|url = http://www.dainikaikya.com/20100320/5531313399796554555.htm|website = Dainik Aikya|access-date = 2010-03-20}}</ref> is [[Shinde]] ({{langx|mr|शिंदे}}).
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==Geography and Climate==
{{Main|Geography of Maharashtra}}

Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vele-Kamthi- News|url = http://gramoddharnews.com/kamathi-javan-satara|website = Gramoddhar News| date=8 July 2016 |access-date = 2016-07-09}}</ref> belongs to Desh or Paschim Maharashtra region and to [[Pune]] Division. It is located 15 km from district headquarters [[Satara district|Satara]]. Nearby villages are Kamthi, Vennanagar and Kanher.

The climate is tropical monsoons as it receives a heavy rainfall during the monsoon season with the summers being hot and winters being chilly. The average temperature during the winters can range from 9 deg C to 25 deg C.

==Education, infrastructure and development==
[[File:Vele Temple.jpg|thumb|150px|Lord Bhairava Temple at वेळे]]
[[File:Vele School.jpg|thumb|150px|right|School in Vele]]
Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = वेळे कामथी- खेड्याकडे चला' चा नवा अध्याय|url = http://www.saptahiksakal.com/saptahiksakal/20110813/5392105865461067508.htm|website = Sapthaik Sakal|access-date = 2011-08-13}}</ref> has long tradition for education. It has Marathi High School which was established during British Raj, this was the school where many prominent persons from Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}}) took their early education. Presently, village has education facility of both Marathi and Semi-English schools.

=== Library ===
Villagers of Vele(Dnyanganga Sarvajanik Vachala) ({{langx|mr|वेळे}}) set up a [[Public library]] in the ancestral house of Shinde Family in village, with the thought of offering kids of village something which they had never experienced before. Although the initiative saw a mere participation initially, but the number tremendously rose to a regular visit of students in a year's time. Setting up a library helped in achieving many things like students of different backgrounds come together to read, study and interact under the same roof. Library covers a vast range of books; newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines. The students and also villagers are free to read as per their choice.

==Dams and irrigation projects==
[[File:Kanher Dam.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Kanher Dam in vicinity of Vele]]
The village ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = वेळे- कामथी ग्रामस्थांचा सर्वांगीण विकासाचा निर्धार|url = http://online3.esakal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=5503580445664574590&SectionId=12&SectionName=%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%AA%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%B6%C3%A0%C2%A5%20%C3%A0%C2%A4%C5%A1%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%BF%C3%A0%C2%A4%C2%AE|website = सकाळ वृत्तसेवा|access-date = 2015-01-03}}</ref> has one dam named [[Kanher Dam]]. Almost all the villagers of Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = एकजुटीतून वेळे आदर्श गाव बनेल|url = http://esakalglobal.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4622488348416681437&SectionId=12&SectionName=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0&NewsDate=20150619&Provider=-&NewsTitle=%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B3%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2-%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2|website = Esakalglobal|access-date = 2015-06-19}}</ref> donated their fertile agricultural land which they had owned for generations, for construction of [[Kanher Dam]] around 40 years ago (1970s). River on which this dam is built is the [[Venna River]]. The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|50.34|m|ft|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|1,954|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|6,308|km3|mi3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|286,000|km3|mi3|abbr=on}}.

==Agricultural and cropping pattern==

Black cotton soil is the predominant soil type found here as is the case with most of the districts on the Deccan Plateau.

'''Major crops (irrigated)''' are rice, Cotton, Wheat, Gram, Sugarcane, Groundnut for 5 to 6 months (Except Sugar cane).

'''Major crops (non irrigated)''' are Bajra, Kharif and Rabi, Jowar, Groundnut for 3 to 4 months.

==Notable people==
[[File:Sayaji Shinde.jpg|thumb|140px|Sayaji Shinde]]
Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = Actor Sayaji Shinde brings Satara villages together to plant 20,000 trees|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/actor-sayaji-shinde-brings-satara-villages-together-to-plant-20000-trees-2902223|website = Indian Express| date=9 July 2016 |access-date = 2016-07-09}}</ref> is the birthplace of Indian film actor- [[Sayaji Shinde]] ({{langx|mr|सयाजी शिंदे }}) who has acted in Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films.
From early child Sayaji Shinde<ref>{{Cite web|title = Drought-hit-villagers-gang-up-with-bachchu-yadav|url = http://thegoldensparrow.com/news/drought-hit-villagers-gang-up-with-bachchu-yadav/|website = The Golden Sparrow|access-date = 2016-05-20}}</ref> faced the challenges of life.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} Electricity reached this village as late as 1981.

==Transport==
{{Main|Transport in Maharashtra}}
{{See also|List of airports in Maharashtra}}

===Road===

Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vele(Kamthi)- vruthanta-news|url = http://www.loksatta.com/vruthanta-news/arrested-to-accused-in-murder-case-of-motor-driver-81354|website = Loksatta|access-date = 2013-03-14}}</ref> is located about 15 km from Satara, 122 km from Pune and around 270 km from Mumbai, the state capital. The nearest major city is [[Satara (city)|Satara]]. Bus services by state-run MSRTC and private organizations connect Vele ({{langx|mr|वेळे}})<ref>{{Cite web|title = Vele(Kamthi)- वेळे-kamathi-road-will-be-bright|url = http://satara.news/from-venanagar-phata-to-the-time-the-fate-of-kamathi-road-will-be-bright/|website = सातारा न्युज|access-date = 2018-02-20}}</ref> by jeeps from [[Satara (city)|Satara]].
Medha and Mahabaleshwar are the nearby towns<ref>{{Cite web|title = सातारा ते चेन्नई|url = http://www.agrowon.com/agrowon/20120715/5531392830534775301.htm|website =Agrowon|access-date = 2012-07-15}}</ref> having good connectivity.

===Rail===

[[Satara railway station]], Jarandeshwar Railway Station (near to [[Satara (city)|Satara]]) are the railway stations reachable from Vele.<ref>{{Cite web|title = प्लास्टिकमुक्तीसाठी वेळेच्या महिलांचा पुढाकार |url = http://www.tarunbharat.com/?p=293078|website =tarun Bharat|access-date = 2015-10-17}}</ref> However [[Pune Junction railway station]] is major railway station 135 km from here.

==Nearby==

===Tourist places===
* [[Kanher Dam]] - 4.7 km
* [[Satara (city)|Satara]] - 15 km
* [[Ajinkyatara]] - 20 km
* [[Sajjangad]] - 29 km
* [[Kaas Plateau]]- 38 km, Called "Valley of flowers of [[Maharashtra]]" which is also a [[World Heritage Site]]
* [[Baramotichi Vihir]]- [[Stepwell]] near Limb village which is about 25 km from Vele
* [[Thoseghar Waterfalls]] - 39 km
* [[Mahableshwar]] - 49 km
* [[Panchgani]] - 48 km
* [https://www.satara.gov.in/en/tourist-places/shivaji-museum-satara/ Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, Satara] - 15 km
* Shri [[Bhavani]] [https://www.satara.gov.in/en/tourist-places/bhavani-museum-audh/ Museum, Aundh, Satara] - 57 km

===Airports===
* [[Pune]] Airport - 131 km
* [[Kolhapur]] Airport - 142 km
* [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]] - 274 km

===Colleges===
* [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] Institute of Science college, Satara
* [[Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil]] College Of Engineering, Satara
* [[Government College of Engineering, Karad]]
* Chhatrapati [[Shivaji]] Arts College, Satara

===Districts===
* [[Satara district|Satara]] - 15 km
* [[Pune]] – 120 km

== See also ==
* [[History of Maharashtra]]
* [[Kanher Dam]]
* [[Shinde]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Portal bar|Geography|India}}
{{Satara district topics}}

[[Category:Villages in Satara district]]

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