About Velahi Village

Velahi is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 297 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velahi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Ghorawal
Pincode	231210
Area (hectares)	100.04 hectares
Population	576
Male Population	297
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velahi compares

By the 2011 count Velahi is the 168th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 100.04 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Velahi

Velahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Velahi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Velahi from other places

Velahi lies about 22 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 13 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 Velahi
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorawal	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Lusa	13 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	22 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	22 km

Villages closest to Velahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velahi village had a population of 576. That makes it the 168th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Velahi village has 297 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velahi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Velahi is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velahi covers 100.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velahi falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velahi is Lusa, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velahi.

Velahi is about 22 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velahi is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 8.3 km away. Lusa is about 13 km away. Sonbhadra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.