Velas Population, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Velas is a village situated in Shrivardhan taluka of Raigarh district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 125 families residing in the village Velas. The total population of Velas is 386 out of which 151 are males and 235 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velas is 1,556.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velas village is 42 which is 11% of the total population. There are 23 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velas is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,556) of Velas village.

Population
386
Families
125
Literacy
85.47%
Sex Ratio
1,556

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velas is 85.5%. Thus Velas village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.6% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 92.97% and the female literacy rate is 81.02% in Velas village.

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

Velas Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 42 23 19
Literacy 85.47% 92.97% 81.02%
Scheduled Caste 10 3 7
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 92 32 60

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Velas village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velas village out of total population, 129 were engaged in work activities. 55% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 129 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 71 56 15
Cultivators 21 19 2
Agriculture Labourer 24 18 6
Other Workers 26 19 7
Marginal Workers 58 24 34
Non Working 257 71 186

Nearby Villages to Velas,

Below are the list of villages near Velas village in Shrivardhan.

Village Population
Kudki 734
Velas Agar 571
Harvil 682
Vadavali 4,101
Kunbiwadi 1,232
Kharshet 281
Adgaon 558
Bhave 165
Kudgaon 2,794
Shiste 642

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