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About Velsao Village

Velsao is a mid sized village in Mormugao tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 743 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velsao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velsao village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Mormugao
Pincode 403712
Area (hectares) 161.83 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 743
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Velsao compares

By the 2011 count Velsao is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 161.83 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Velsao

Velsao is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Velsao 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velsao from other places

Velsao lies about 30 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Cansaulim, about 1.8 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 Velsao
Nearest railway station Cansaulim 1.8 km
Nearest town Sancoale 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mormugao 8.3 km
District headquarters South Goa 30 km

Villages closest to Velsao

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mormugao 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 Velsao

As per the Census of India 2011, Velsao village had a population of 1,520. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Velsao village has 743 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velsao has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Velsao is 403712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velsao covers 161.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velsao falls under Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Velsao is Cansaulim, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Velsao is about 30 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velsao is in Mormugao tehsil of South Goa district. Cansaulim is about 1.8 km away. Sancoale is about 3.3 km away. Mormugao is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pale (under 2 km), Cuelim (under 2 km) and Cansaulim (1.6 km).

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

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