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About Velguem Village

Velguem is a large village in Bicholim tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,359 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velguem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velguem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bicholim
Pincode 403105
Area (hectares) 324.24 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,359
Female Population 1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velguem compares

By the 2011 count Velguem is the 11th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents. Its 324.24 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Velguem

Velguem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velguem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velguem from other places

Velguem lies about 9.5 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Velguem
District headquarters North Goa 9.5 km
Nearest town Ponda 12 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bicholim 15 km

Villages closest to Velguem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bicholim tehsil.

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 Velguem

As per the Census of India 2011, Velguem village had a population of 2,617. That makes it the 11th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,535 residents.

Velguem village has 1,359 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velguem has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Velguem is 403105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velguem covers 324.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velguem falls under Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Velguem is Karmali, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velguem.

Velguem is about 9.5 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velguem is in Bicholim tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 9.5 km away. Ponda is about 12 km away. Karmali is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surla (3.0 km), Cotombi (3.3 km) and Pale (5.1 km).

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

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