# Velu Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar 

# Velu

Velu is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,164 people in 246 households**, the 82nd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,164people (2011)
- 246households
- 77.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Velu PIN code and other codes

Velu falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrigonda
- Census village code558477

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

## How far is Velu from nearby towns?

- Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Shrigonda (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 Velu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shrigonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shrigonda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shrigonda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Velu known for?

About 79% of the 777 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 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 Velu

Of every 100 households in Velu in 2011, 57 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velu · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**64%

Tap water ****22%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**26%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****65%**

**74%

Television ****36%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**90%

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 Velu?

■ Velu · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**829

Working population ****57.0%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 403 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Shrigonda

- Chorachiwadi1,252 people
- Arvi1,251 people
- Poliswadi1,184 people
- Danewadi1,179 people
- Mungusgaon1,134 people
- Bhavadi1,131 people
- Adhorewadi1,096 people
- Sarola Somwanshi1,084 people

[All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Velu from Ahmadnagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Velu?1,164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velu in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velu?77.3% (Census 2011)