# Velas Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Velas

Velas is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 125 households**, the 45th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 386people (2011)
- 125households
- 85.5%literacy
- 1,556females per 1,000 males

## Velas PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554808

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

## How far is Velas 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bordipanchanan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 known for?

About 17% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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

Of every 100 households in Velas in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velas · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**60%

Use banking services ****74%**

**51%

Television ****35%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

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 Velas?

■ Velas · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1556**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**990

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (19%) · **■** Other work 26 (20%) · **■** Marginal 58 (45%)

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

- Vave Tarf Shrivardhan407 people
- Dandguri406 people
- Gani398 people
- Chikhalap395 people
- Bapavali377 people
- Bapavan356 people
- Gulaghe349 people
- Kondhe Panchtan348 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Velas from Alibag?86 km by road
- What is the population of Velas?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velas in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velas?85.5% (Census 2011)