About Velawad Village

Velawad is a mid sized village in Nandurbar tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 747 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velawad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nandurbar
Tehsil	Nandurbar
Pincode	425412
Area (hectares)	744.6 hectares
Population	1,462
Male Population	747
Female Population	715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velawad compares

By the 2011 count Velawad is the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,721 residents. Its 744.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Velawad

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

How far is Velawad from other places

Velawad lies about 12 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 9.1 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 Velawad
Nearest railway station	Dhekvad	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandurbar	12 km

Villages closest to Velawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velawad village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 77th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,721 residents.

Velawad village has 747 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velawad has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Velawad is 425412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velawad covers 744.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velawad falls under Nandurbar tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Velawad is Dhekvad, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance for Velawad.

Velawad is about 12 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velawad is in Nandurbar tehsil of Nandurbar district. Dhekvad is about 9.1 km away. Nandurbar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.