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About Velora Village

Velora is a mid sized village in Basta tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 795 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velora village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Basta
Pincode 756030
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 1,571
Male Population 795
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Velora compares

By the 2011 count Velora is the 11th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 617 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Velora

Velora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Velora 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velora from other places

Velora lies about 36 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Rajghat, about 2.0 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 Velora
Nearest railway station Rajghat 2.0 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Basta 12 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 36 km

Villages closest to Velora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velora village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 11th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 617 residents.

Velora village has 795 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velora has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Velora is 756030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velora covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velora falls under Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Velora is Rajghat, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velora.

Velora is about 36 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velora is in Basta tehsil of Baleshwar district. Rajghat is about 2.0 km away. Jaleshwar is about 9.3 km away. Basta is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaldiha (4.8 km), Baigandiha (4.8 km) and Gahirasimulia (4.8 km).

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

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