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About Velchhandi Village

Velchhandi is a small village in Nandod tehsil, in the district of Narmada, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 212 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 393145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velchhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velchhandi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Narmada
Tehsil Nandod
Pincode 393145
Area (hectares) 319.48 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 212
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Velchhandi compares

By the 2011 count Velchhandi is the 150th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 319.48 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 934.

Getting to Velchhandi

Velchhandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velchhandi 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 Varachha, Varkhad, Vasantpara and Vavdi. 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 Velchhandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Velchhandi village had a population of 414. That makes it the 150th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Velchhandi village has 212 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velchhandi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Velchhandi is 393145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velchhandi covers 319.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velchhandi falls under Nandod tehsil of Narmada district in Gujarat.

The census record for Velchhandi 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 Velchhandi.

Velchhandi is in Nandod tehsil of Narmada 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 Velchhandi today is likely to be higher.

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