# Velguem Village, Satari, North Goa (Goa) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Satari, North Goa 

# Velguem

Velguem is a village in Satari sub-district of North Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403506**. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 278 households**, the 11th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,310people (2011)
- 278households
- 80.9%literacy
- 403506PIN code

## Velguem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velguem is 403506.** Velguem falls in Satari sub-district, North Goa district, Goa.

- PIN code403506
- Community development blockSatari
- Census village code626822

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velguem from nearby towns?

- Valpoi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Panaji (district HQ)60 km by road
- Valpoi (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Velguem?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Velguem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valpoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sanquelim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Onda C T
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Velguem known for?

The main crops are **cashew nuts**. Products made here include country liquor. About 29% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Velguem

Of every 100 households in Velguem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Velguem · ■ Satari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**49%

Tap water ****91%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**64%

Use banking services ****94%**

**82%

Television ****60%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****20%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Velguem?

■ Velguem · ■ Satari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**891

Working population ****40.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 72.1% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (25%) · **■** Marginal 295 (56%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Satari

- Gonteli1,634 people
- Dongurli1,534 people
- Buimpal1,403 people
- Mauzi1,375 people
- Ravona1,165 people
- Pale1,157 people
- Compordem1,093 people
- Saleli984 people

[All 77 villages in Satari](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/north-goa/satari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velguem?403506
- How far is Velguem from Panaji?60 km by road
- What is the population of Velguem?1,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velguem in?North Goa district (Satari sub-district), Goa
- What is the literacy rate of Velguem?80.9% (Census 2011)
