About Veluk Village

Veluk is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 388 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1840.12 hectares hectares.

Veluk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veluk village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Shahapur
Area (hectares)	1840.12 hectares
Population	747
Male Population	388
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Veluk compares

By the 2011 count Veluk is the 130th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 1840.12 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Veluk

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

Veluk lies about 74 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 27 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 Veluk
Nearest railway station	Kasara	27 km
Nearest town	Igatpuri	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahapur	30 km
District headquarters	Thane	74 km

Villages closest to Veluk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veluk village had a population of 747. That makes it the 130th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Veluk village has 388 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veluk has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Veluk covers 1840.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veluk falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Veluk is Kasara, about 27 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 Veluk.

Veluk is about 74 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veluk is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 27 km away. Igatpuri is about 28 km away. Shahapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.