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About Veer Village

Veer is a large village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,375, made up of 1,222 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1871 hectares hectares.

Veer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veer village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Purandhar
Area (hectares) 1871 hectares
Population 2,375
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veer compares

By the 2011 count Veer is the 27th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 1871 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Veer

Veer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veer 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 Veer from other places

Veer lies about 48 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Valha, about 8.3 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 Veer
Nearest railway station Valha 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Purandhar 18 km
Nearest town Sāsvad 22 km
District headquarters Pune 48 km

Villages closest to Veer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veer village had a population of 2,375. That makes it the 27th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Veer village has 1,222 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veer has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Veer covers 1871 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veer falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Veer is Valha, about 8.3 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 Veer.

Veer is about 48 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veer is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Valha is about 8.3 km away. Purandhar is about 18 km away. Sāsvad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laptalewadi (3.5 km), Satalwadi (3.5 km) and Tondal (3.6 km).

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

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