# Velapur Village, Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/kopargaon/velapur/ Village · Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar # Velapur Velapur is a village in Kopargaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **423602**. The 2011 Census counted **3,027 people in 619 households**, the 28th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 3,027people (2011) - 619households - 78.9%literacy - 423602PIN code ## Velapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velapur is 423602.** Velapur falls in Kopargaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code423602 - Community development blockKopargaon - Census village code557500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velapur from nearby towns? - Kopargaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)112 km by road - Kopargaon (nearest town)20 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 Velapur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Velapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kolpewadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kopergaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Velapur known for? About 75% of the 898 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Velapur Of every 100 households in Velapur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Velapur · ■ Kopargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **71% Toilet within the home ****31%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **56% Tap water ****47%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **70% Use banking services ****48%** **60% Television ****52%** **49% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****84%** **83% 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 Velapur? ■ Velapur · ■ Kopargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **887 Working population ****56.7%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 486 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 623 (36%) · **■** Household industry 52 (3%) · **■** Other work 210 (12%) · **■** Marginal 345 (20%) 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 Kopargaon - Dharangaon3,498 people - Jeur Patoda3,264 people - Padhegaon3,175 people - Kumbhari3,137 people - Madhi Bk3,000 people - Khirdi Ganesh2,943 people - Sangvi Bhusar2,940 people - Karwadi2,850 people [All 80 villages in Kopargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/kopargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velapur?423602 - How far is Velapur from Ahmadnagar?112 km by road - What is the population of Velapur?3,027 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velapur in?Ahmadnagar district (Kopargaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Velapur?78.9% (Census 2011)