About Vela Village

Vela is a mid sized village in Dhariawad tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 265 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vela village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Pratapgarh
Tehsil	Dhariawad
Pincode	313605
Area (hectares)	664 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	265
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
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 Vela compares

By the 2011 count Vela is the 102nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 664 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Vela

Vela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vela 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 Vela from other places

Vela lies about 24 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bansi Bohera, about 39 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 Vela
Tehsil headquarters	Dhariawad	12 km
District headquarters	Pratapgarh	24 km
Nearest town	Pratāpgarh	24 km
Nearest railway station	Bansi Bohera	39 km

Villages closest to Vela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vela village had a population of 538. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Vela village has 265 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vela has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Vela is 313605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vela covers 664 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vela falls under Dhariawad tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Vela is Bansi Bohera, about 39 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 Vela.

Vela is about 24 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vela is in Dhariawad tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Dhariawad is about 12 km away. Pratapgarh is about 24 km away. Pratāpgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.