# Velan Village, Kodinar, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/kodinar/velan/ Village · Kodinar, Junagadh # Velan Velan is a village in Kodinar sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362720**. The 2011 Census counted **14,751 people in 2,392 households**, the 1st largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 14,751people (2011) - 2,392households - 64.1%literacy - 362720PIN code ## Velan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velan is 362720.** Velan falls in Kodinar sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat. - PIN code362720 - Gram panchayatVelan - Community development blockKodinar - Census village code515162 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velan from nearby towns? - Kodinar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Junagadh (district HQ)145 km by road - Kodinar (nearest town)16 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 Velan? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Velan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodinar - ○Degree college10+ km · Kodinar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kodinar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Velan known for? The main crops are **ground nut, sorghum and cotton**. About 21% of the 3,947 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Velan Of every 100 households in Velan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velan · ■ Kodinar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****16%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **65% Tap water ****45%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****58%** **68% Television ****55%** **53% Mobile phone ****77%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **13% Own their home ****88%** **91% 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 Velan? ■ Velan · ■ Kodinar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **939 Working population ****31.3%** **38.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 52.1% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 352 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 501 (11%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 3,486 (75%) · **■** Marginal 268 (6%) 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 Kodinar - Vadnagar9,296 people - Alidar7,478 people - Dolasa7,329 people - Devli7,218 people [All 63 villages in Kodinar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/kodinar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velan?362720 - How far is Velan from Junagadh?145 km by road - What is the population of Velan?14,751 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velan in?Junagadh district (Kodinar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Velan?64.1% (Census 2011)