# Velim Village, Salcete, South Goa (Goa) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/velim/ Village · Salcete, South Goa # Velim Velim is a village in Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, PIN code **403723**. The 2011 Census counted **5,955 people in 1,536 households**, the 2nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%. - 5,955people (2011) - 1,536households - 85.5%literacy - 403723PIN code ## Velim PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velim is 403723.** Velim falls in Salcete sub-district, South Goa district, Goa. - PIN code403723 - Community development blockSalcete - Census village code626921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velim from nearby towns? - Margao (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Margao (district HQ)18 km by road - Cuncolim (nearest town)6 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 Velim? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Velim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cuncolim - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Cuncolim - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Margao - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Velim known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include dryfish. About 65% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Velim Of every 100 households in Velim in 2011, 97 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Velim · ■ Salcete rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****83%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **10% Tap water ****81%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **78% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **17% Use banking services ****94%** **91% Television ****74%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****5%** **10% Two-wheeler ****50%** **66% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **28% None of these assets ****6%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **86% 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 Velim? ■ Velim · ■ Salcete rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **88.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123** **1097 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **952 Working population ****32.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.8% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (1%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,509 (77%) · **■** Marginal 255 (13%) 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 Salcete - Loutulim6,121 people - Nagoa3,873 people - Carmona3,864 people - Guirdolim3,622 people - Betalbatim3,551 people [All 35 villages in Salcete](https://wherepedia.org/india/goa/south-goa/salcete/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velim?403723 - How far is Velim from Margao?18 km by road - What is the population of Velim?5,955 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velim in?South Goa district (Salcete sub-district), Goa - What is the literacy rate of Velim?85.5% (Census 2011)