About Velpura Village

Velpura is a large village in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,093, made up of 1,600 males and 1,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velpura village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Dohad
Tehsil	Jhalod
Pincode	389170
Area (hectares)	692.82 hectares
Population	3,093
Male Population	1,600
Female Population	1,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velpura compares

By the 2011 count Velpura is the 49th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 692.82 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Velpura

Velpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velpura from other places

Velpura lies about 36 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 29 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 Velpura
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalod	4.8 km
Nearest town	Jhālod	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jekot	29 km
District headquarters	Dohad	36 km

Villages closest to Velpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velpura village had a population of 3,093. That makes it the 49th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Velpura village has 1,600 males and 1,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velpura has about 933 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 Velpura is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velpura covers 692.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velpura falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Velpura is Jekot, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Velpura.

Velpura is about 36 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velpura is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 4.8 km away. Jhālod is about 4.8 km away. Jekot is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.