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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 521506
- Pincode
- 393151
- Post office
- Kevadia Colony
- Population
- 414
- Households
- 90
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 253
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Velchhandi താരതമ്യം
By population, Velchhandi ranks #71 of 91 villages in Garudeshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.2%
−5.0% vs mandal average
- Velchhandi
- 58.2%
- Garudeshwar mandal
- 63.2%
- Narmada district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+27 vs mandal average
- Velchhandi
- 953
- Garudeshwar mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Velchhandi
- 4.6
- Garudeshwar mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velchhandi ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Velchhandi Gujaratയിലെ Narmada ജില്ല, Garudeshwar താലൂക്ക്ൽ 414 പേർ 90 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Garudeshwar താലൂക്ക്ലെ 91 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 71-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 58%, താലൂക്ക് ശരാശരി 63% നേക്കാൾ 5 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 953 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 393151, Kevadia Colony പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 521506. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 488, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Velchhandi →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velchhandi · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 414 | 58% | — |
| Nava Vaghpara · Garudeshwar | 1,539 | 68% | — |
| Junvad · Garudeshwar | 1,029 | 64% | — |
| Nana Zunda · Garudeshwar | 329 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velchhandi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAJPIPLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 9
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VELCHHANDI
- Total area (ha)
- 319.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 135.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 80.79
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velchhandi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Velchhandi
- LGD code
- 521506
- Pincode
- 393151
- Post office
- Kevadia Colony
- Population (Census 2011)
- 414
- Population (projected 2026)
- 488
- Households
- 90
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 58.2%
- Block / Mandal
- Garudeshwar
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 393151
- ZarvaniGarudeshwar mandal2,931 pop
- KhadagadaGarudeshwar mandal2,655 pop
- MorjadiDediapada mandal2,466 pop
- GarudeshwarGarudeshwar mandal2,452 pop
- NaghatporGarudeshwar mandal2,300 pop
- ZerGarudeshwar mandal2,267 pop
- UndvaGarudeshwar mandal2,248 pop
- BhilvashiGarudeshwar mandal2,235 pop
- AmadlaGarudeshwar mandal1,955 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Velchhandi
Garudeshwar മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)