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About Velugam Village

Velugam is a mid sized village in Jhagadia tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 983 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velugam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velugam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Jhagadia
Pincode 393120
Area (hectares) 1109.78 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 983
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velugam compares

By the 2011 count Velugam is the 23rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 1109.78 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Velugam

Velugam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velugam 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 Vankihathan, Vankol, Vanthevad and Varkhadi. 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 Velugam

As per the Census of India 2011, Velugam village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Velugam village has 983 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velugam has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Velugam is 393120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velugam covers 1109.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velugam falls under Jhagadia tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The census record for Velugam 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 Velugam.

Velugam is in Jhagadia tehsil of Bharuch 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 Velugam today is likely to be higher.

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