# Velas Agar Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Velas Agar

Velas Agar is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **571 people in 161 households**, the 32nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 571people (2011)
- 161households
- 85.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Velas Agar PIN code and other codes

Velas Agar falls in Shrivardhan sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554809

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

## How far is Velas Agar from nearby towns?

- Shrivardhan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)86 km by road
- Shrivardhan (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 Velas Agar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Velas Agar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Borlipanchatan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Velas Agar known for?

About 41% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Velas Agar

Of every 100 households in Velas Agar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Velas Agar · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**5%

Tap water ****98%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**60%

Use banking services ****25%**

**51%

Television ****49%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

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

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Velas Agar?

■ Velas Agar · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****645**

**990

Working population ****37.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 79.5% for women. 59% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (56%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (25%) · **■** Marginal 29 (14%)

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 Shrivardhan

- Kolmandale634 people
- Khujare633 people
- Nagaloli617 people
- Walavati609 people
- Adgaon558 people
- Kondivali537 people
- Gaulwadi505 people
- Karivane479 people

[All 78 villages in Shrivardhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/shrivardhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Velas Agar from Alibag?86 km by road
- What is the population of Velas Agar?571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velas Agar in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velas Agar?85.8% (Census 2011)