Velakot
Village
Velakot is located in Gujarat
Velakot
Velakot
Location in Gujarat, India
Velakot is located in India
Velakot
Velakot
Velakot (India)
Coordinates: 20°52′24″N 70°53′03″E / 20.873284°N 70.884042°E / 20.873284; 70.884042
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictGir Somnath
TalukaGir Gadhada
Government
  TypePanchayati raj (India)
  BodyGram panchayat
Area
  Total472.69 ha (1,168.04 acres)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,937[1]
 Sex ratio 984/953/[1]
Languages
  OfficialGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362560[2]
Vehicle registrationGJ
Census code of Velakot515292[1]
Nearest cityGir Gadhada, Una
Websitegirsomnathdp.gujarat.gov.in

Velakot is a village / panchayat[3] located in the Gir Gadhada Taluka of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat State, India. Earlier, until August 2013, Velakot was part of Una Taluka and Junagadh district.[4] The latitude 20.873284 and longitude 70.884042 are the geo-coordinate of the Village Velakot. Gandhinagar is the state capital of Velakot village which is located around 400 kilometres away from Velakot.

According to Census 2011, with the 329 families, the population of this village is 1937. Out of this, 984 are males and 953 are females. Most residents are dependent on agriculture. [1][2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Velakot has 329 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.53% [1]

Demographics (2011 Census)[1]
TotalMaleFemale
Population1937984953
Children aged below 6 years301155146
Scheduled caste---
Scheduled tribe---
Literates1023608415
Illiterates914376538
Total Workers1063546517
Main workers56053525
Main workers: Cultivators1501455
Main workers: Agricultural labourers38336815
Main workers: Household industry workers33-
Main workers: Other24195
Marginal workers (total)50311492
Marginal workers: Cultivators413
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers49910489
Marginal workers: Household industry workers---
Marginal workers: Others---
Non-workers874438436

List of villages in Gir Gadhada Taluka

Below is the Revenue records list of forty-three villages of Gir Gadhada Taluka including Gir Gadhada village.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Page no. 250 to 255 - District Census Handbook - Junagadh" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat.
  2. 1 2 "wikivillage article of Velakot". 2011 Census of India. Wikivillage.in.
  3. 1 2 "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013.
  4. "About Gir Somnath | About Us | Collectorate - District Gir Somnath". Girsomnath.gujarat.gov.in. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.


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