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About Velagar Village

Velagar is a small village in Vengurla tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 195 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.1 hectares hectares.

Velagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Vengurla
Area (hectares) 125.1 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 195
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagar compares

By the 2011 count Velagar is the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 125.1 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Velagar

Velagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Velagar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Vadakhol, Vagheshwar, Vajarath and Varachemad. 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 Velagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagar village had a population of 419. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Velagar village has 195 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagar has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Velagar covers 125.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velagar falls under Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velagar.

Velagar is in Vengurla tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Velagar today is likely to be higher.

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