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About Vekal Village

Vekal is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 81 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vekal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 43.59 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 81
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vekal compares

By the 2011 count Vekal is the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 43.59 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Vekal

Vekal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vekal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tihri, Tikkar Kasoliyan, Tiun Khas and Tundwin. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vekal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vekal village had a population of 164. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Vekal village has 81 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vekal has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Vekal is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vekal covers 43.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vekal falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Vekal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vekal.

Vekal is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vekal today is likely to be higher.

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