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About Velanwada Village

Velanwada is a mid sized village in Kadana tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 825 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velanwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velanwada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Kadana
Pincode 389240
Area (hectares) 387.13 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 825
Female Population 784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velanwada compares

By the 2011 count Velanwada is the 25th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 994 residents. Its 387.13 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Velanwada

Velanwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velanwada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velanwada from other places

Velanwada lies about 46 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, about 49 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 Velanwada
Tehsil headquarters Kadana 9.0 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 23 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 46 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 49 km

Villages closest to Velanwada

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

Common questions about Velanwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Velanwada village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 25th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 994 residents.

Velanwada village has 825 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velanwada has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Velanwada is 389240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velanwada covers 387.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velanwada falls under Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Velanwada is Modasa, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Velanwada is about 46 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velanwada is in Kadana tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Kadana is about 9.0 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 23 km away. Panch Mahals is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatva (under 2 km), Gareniya (1.6 km) and Machhina Nadhara (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Velanwada today is likely to be higher.

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