# Velakot Village, Una, Junagadh (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Una, Junagadh 

# Velakot

Velakot is a village in Una sub-district of Junagadh district, Gujarat, PIN code **362560**. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 329 households**, the 67th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 1,937people (2011)
- 329households
- 62.5%literacy
- 362560PIN code

## Velakot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velakot is 362560.** Velakot falls in Una sub-district, Junagadh district, Gujarat.

- PIN code362560
- Gram panchayatVelakot
- Community development blockUna
- Census village code515292

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

## How far is Velakot from nearby towns?

- Una (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Junagadh (district HQ)150 km by road
- Una (nearest town)27 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 Velakot?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Velakot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Una
- ○Degree college10+ km · Una
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Una
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Velakot known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, wheat and pigeon pea**. About 78% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Velakot

Of every 100 households in Velakot in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velakot · ■ Una rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**69%

Tap water ****1%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****43%**

**57%

Television ****34%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Velakot?

■ Velakot · ■ Una rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**940

Working population ****54.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 503 (47%)

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 Una

- Kheda2,052 people
- Sokhda2,003 people
- Bhebha1,980 people
- Shahdesar1,960 people
- Jhankharvada1,928 people
- Itvaya1,902 people
- Jhudvadli1,801 people
- Khan1,794 people

[All 220 villages in Una](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/junagadh/una/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velakot?362560
- How far is Velakot from Junagadh?150 km by road
- What is the population of Velakot?1,937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velakot in?Junagadh district (Una sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Velakot?62.5% (Census 2011)