Velapur Population, Caste, Working Data Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Velapur is a village situated in Kopargaon taluka of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 619 families residing in the village Velapur. The total population of Velapur is 3,027 out of which 1,561 are males and 1,466 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velapur is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velapur village is 358 which is 12% of the total population. There are 194 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velapur is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Velapur village.

Population
3,027
Families
619
Literacy
78.87%
Sex Ratio
939

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velapur is 78.9%. Thus Velapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.4% of Ahmadnagar district. The male literacy rate is 87.2% and the female literacy rate is 70.12% in Velapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Velapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Velapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Velapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 358 194 164
Literacy 78.87% 87.2% 70.12%
Scheduled Caste 391 199 192
Scheduled Tribe 780 400 380
Illiterate 922 369 553

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.8% of total population in Velapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velapur village out of total population, 1,716 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,716 workers engaged in Main Work, 486 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 623 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,371 811 560
Cultivators 486 273 213
Agriculture Labourer 623 361 262
Household Industries 52 22 30
Other Workers 210 155 55
Marginal Workers 345 122 223
Non Working 1,311 628 683

Nearby Villages to Velapur,

Below are the list of villages near Velapur village in Kopargaon.

Village Population
Suregaon 12,230
Manjur 2,779
Kolpewadi 5,449
Chas 3,893
Mahegaon Deshmukh 4,146
Baktarpur 1,375
Kumbhari 3,137
Vadgaon 1,460
Sonari 988
Handewadi 911

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