About Velim Village

Velim is one of the larger villages in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,955, made up of 2,805 males and 3,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403723, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velim village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Salcete
Pincode	403723
Area (hectares)	814 hectares
Population	5,955
Male Population	2,805
Female Population	3,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velim compares

By the 2011 count Velim is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 814 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Velim

Velim is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velim 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 Velim from other places

Velim lies about 10 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Balli, about 5.1 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 Velim
Nearest railway station	Balli	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salcete	10 km
District headquarters	South Goa	10 km
Nearest town	Madgaon	12 km

Villages closest to Velim

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

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Common questions about Velim

As per the Census of India 2011, Velim village had a population of 5,955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Velim village has 2,805 males and 3,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velim has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Velim is 403723. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velim covers 814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velim falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Velim is Balli, about 5.1 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 Velim.

Velim is about 10 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Balli is about 5.1 km away. Salcete is about 10 km away. South Goa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.