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About Velu Village

Velu is a mid sized village in Koregaon tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 769 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1236.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Koregaon
Pincode 415511
Area (hectares) 1236.78 hectares
Population 1,511
Male Population 769
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velu compares

By the 2011 count Velu is the 55th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 1236.78 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tandulwadi, Targaon, Triputi and Vadachiwadi. 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 1,511. That makes it the 55th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Velu village has 769 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velu has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Velu is 415511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velu covers 1236.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velu falls under Koregaon tehsil of Satara 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 5 - 10 km distance for Velu.

Velu is in Koregaon tehsil of Satara 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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