# Velora Village, Basta, Baleshwar (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basta, Baleshwar 

# Velora

Velora is a village in Basta sub-district of Baleshwar district, Odisha, PIN code **756030**. The 2011 Census counted **1,571 people in 367 households**, the 18th largest of 249 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,571people (2011)
- 367households
- 77.5%literacy
- 756030PIN code

## Velora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velora is 756030.** Velora falls in Basta sub-district, Baleshwar district, Odisha.

- PIN code756030
- Gram panchayatSantoshpur
- Community development blockBasta
- Census village code392328

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

## How far is Velora from nearby towns?

- Basta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Baleshwar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jaleswar (nearest town)10 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 Velora?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Velora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nabara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amarda Road
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balasore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Velora known for?

About 59% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Velora

Of every 100 households in Velora in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Velora · ■ Basta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**71%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Velora?

■ Velora · ■ Basta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**976

Working population ****35.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 70.6% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (41%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (18%) · **■** Marginal 211 (38%)

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 Basta

- Barmaria1,675 people
- Kudia1,607 people
- Nayapara1,596 people
- Basantapur1,575 people
- Chasipara1,495 people
- Samraipur1,463 people
- Junbalada1,436 people
- Basuchakurai1,343 people

[All 304 villages in Basta](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/baleshwar/basta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velora?756030
- How far is Velora from Baleshwar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Velora?1,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velora in?Baleshwar district (Basta sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Velora?77.5% (Census 2011)