About Velaste Village

Velaste is a mid sized village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 407 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1526.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velaste Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velaste village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Murud
Pincode	402401
Area (hectares)	1526.45 hectares
Population	832
Male Population	407
Female Population	425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velaste compares

By the 2011 count Velaste is the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 1526.45 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Velaste

Velaste is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velaste as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tisale, Tokekhar, Undargaon and Usadi. 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.

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Common questions about Velaste

As per the Census of India 2011, Velaste village had a population of 832. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Velaste village has 407 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velaste has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Velaste is 402401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velaste covers 1526.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velaste falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Velaste 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 10+ km distance for Velaste.

Velaste is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh 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.