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About Velu Village

Velu is a mid sized village in Shrigonda tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 601 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776.56 hectares hectares.

Velu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Shrigonda
Area (hectares) 776.56 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 601
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velu compares

By the 2011 count Velu is the 82nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 776.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Velu

Velu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velu as Available within village. 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 Ukhalgaon, Ukkadgaon, Vadali and Vadghul. 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 Velu

As per the Census of India 2011, Velu village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Velu village has 601 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velu has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Velu covers 776.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velu falls under Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velu.

Velu is in Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar 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 Velu today is likely to be higher.

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