About Velavadar Village

Velavadar is a large village in Gariadhar tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,489, made up of 2,289 males and 2,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2288.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velavadar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velavadar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Tehsil	Gariadhar
Pincode	364505
Area (hectares)	2288.09 hectares
Population	4,489
Male Population	2,289
Female Population	2,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velavadar compares

By the 2011 count Velavadar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 2288.09 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Velavadar

Velavadar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velavadar 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Surnagar, Surnivas, Survilas and Thansa. 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 Velavadar

As per the Census of India 2011, Velavadar village had a population of 4,489. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Velavadar village has 2,289 males and 2,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velavadar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Velavadar is 364505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velavadar covers 2288.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velavadar falls under Gariadhar tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Velavadar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Velavadar is in Gariadhar tehsil of Bhavnagar 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.