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About Vel Kotar Village

Vel Kotar is a mid sized village in Ghoghamba tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 361 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389365, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vel Kotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vel Kotar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Ghoghamba
Pincode 389365
Area (hectares) 116.8 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 361
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vel Kotar compares

By the 2011 count Vel Kotar is the 86th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,320 residents. Its 116.8 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Vel Kotar

Vel Kotar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vel Kotar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vangarva, Vankod, Vanskod and Vav. 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 Vel Kotar

As per the Census of India 2011, Vel Kotar village had a population of 656. That makes it the 86th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,320 residents.

Vel Kotar village has 361 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vel Kotar has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Vel Kotar is 389365. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vel Kotar covers 116.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vel Kotar falls under Ghoghamba tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The census record for Vel Kotar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vel Kotar.

Vel Kotar is in Ghoghamba tehsil of Panch Mahals 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 Vel Kotar today is likely to be higher.

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