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About Velva Village

Velva is a large village in Manavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,238, made up of 1,141 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1311.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Manavadar
Pincode 362630
Area (hectares) 1311.37 hectares
Population 2,238
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Velva compares

By the 2011 count Velva is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents. Its 1311.37 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 941.

Getting to Velva

Velva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velva 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. The nearest villages by name are Untadi, Vada, Vadala and Vadasda. 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 Velva

As per the Census of India 2011, Velva village had a population of 2,238. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,576 residents.

Velva village has 1,141 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velva has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Velva is 362630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velva covers 1311.37 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.

Velva falls under Manavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Velva 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 5 - 10 km distance for Velva.

Velva is in Manavadar tehsil of Junagadh 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 Velva today is likely to be higher.

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