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About Veroke Village

Veroke is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,743, made up of 2,010 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142069, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veroke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veroke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Bagha Purana
Pincode 142069
Area (hectares) 982 hectares
Population 3,743
Male Population 2,010
Female Population 1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veroke compares

By the 2011 count Veroke is the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 982 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Veroke

Veroke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Veroke as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veroke from other places

Veroke lies about 27 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 12 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 Veroke
Nearest town Zira 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Talwandi 12 km
District headquarters Moga 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagha Purana 34 km

Villages closest to Veroke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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 Veroke

As per the Census of India 2011, Veroke village had a population of 3,743. That makes it the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Veroke village has 2,010 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veroke has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Veroke is 142069. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veroke covers 982 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veroke falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Veroke is Talwandi, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Veroke.

Veroke is about 27 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veroke is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Zira is about 3.9 km away. Talwandi is about 12 km away. Moga is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Ghar (23 km), Chhota Ghar (23 km) and Mahla Khurd (23 km).

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

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