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About Velar Village

Velar is a mid sized village in Bali tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 647 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3643 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Bali
Pincode 306504
Area (hectares) 3643 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 647
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Velar compares

By the 2011 count Velar is the 61st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents. Its 3643 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Velar

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

How far is Velar from other places

Velar lies about 92 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Kothar, about 2.7 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 Velar
Nearest railway station Kothar 2.7 km
Nearest town Sheoganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bali 32 km
District headquarters Pali 92 km

Villages closest to Velar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velar village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 61st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents.

Velar village has 647 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Velar is 306504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velar covers 3643 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velar falls under Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Velar is Kothar, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Velar.

Velar is about 92 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velar is in Bali tehsil of Pali district. Kothar is about 2.7 km away. Sheoganj is about 19 km away. Bali is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharala (4.5 km), Bhandar (4.5 km) and Kothar (5.0 km).

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

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