About Velachha Village

Velachha is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 950 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velachha village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Mangrol
Pincode	394405
Area (hectares)	602 hectares
Population	1,878
Male Population	950
Female Population	928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Velachha compares

By the 2011 count Velachha is the 27th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 602 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Velachha

Velachha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Velachha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velachha from other places

Velachha lies about 33 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Velachha, about under 2 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 Velachha
Nearest railway station	Velachha	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kosamba	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangrol	33 km
District headquarters	Surat	33 km

Villages closest to Velachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velachha village had a population of 1,878. That makes it the 27th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Velachha village has 950 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velachha has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Velachha is 394405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velachha covers 602 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velachha falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Velachha is Velachha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Velachha is about 33 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velachha is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. Velachha is about under 2 km away. Kosamba is about 6.8 km away. Mangrol is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.