About Velapur Village

Velapur is one of the larger villages in Malshiras tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,082, made up of 8,904 males and 8,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4592 hectares hectares.

Velapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Malshiras
Area (hectares)	4592 hectares
Population	17,082
Male Population	8,904
Female Population	8,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velapur compares

By the 2011 count Velapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents. Its 4592 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Velapur

Velapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tondale, Ughadewadi, Umbare and Umbare Dahigaon. 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.

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Common questions about Velapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Velapur village had a population of 17,082. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,746 residents.

Velapur village has 8,904 males and 8,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velapur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Velapur covers 4592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velapur falls under Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Velapur 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 village for Velapur.

Velapur is in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur 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.