Anjanvel Explained

Anjanvel
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Maharashtra
Pushpin Map Alt:The location of the town of Anjanvel as shown within the Indian state of Maharashtra
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates:17.55°N 82°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maharashtra
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Konkan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ratnagiri
Subdivision Type4:Taluka
Subdivision Name4:Guhagar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:24
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Marathi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:415703
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91-2359

Anjanwel is a small coastal town in Guhagar taluka, Ratnagiri district, in the Konkan region and administrative division of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located around 80km (50miles) north of the district headquarters of Ratnagiri, 10km (10miles) north of its taluka, and 200km (100miles) south of Mumbai, the state capital. Marathi is the official language spoken by everyone in the village. The nearest villages are Veldur, which is home of an Enron plant, Dhopawe, Vanoshi T. Panchanadi, Navse, and Sakhari Trishul. The Gopalgad Fort, also known as Anjanvel Fort (17.5667°N 73.1574°W) is a coastal fort, half of the fort is on a hill and the other half is directly adjacent to the Arabian Sea. Anjanwel has a tropical monsoon climate with 47% of humidity also due to its proximity to the sea.