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- LGD code
- 626822
- Pincode
- 403506
- Post office
- Valpoi
- Population
- 1,310
- Households
- 278
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 991 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 524
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 35 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 418 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kulem · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Amshekar Clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velguem compares
By population, Velguem ranks #11 of 77 villages in Satari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
−2.5% vs mandal average
- Velguem
- 72.9%
- Satari mandal
- 75.4%
- North Goa district
- 81.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
991
+20 vs mandal average
- Velguem
- 991
- Satari mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Velguem
- 4.7
- Satari mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velguem at a glance
Velguem is a village of 1,310 people in 278 households (Census 2011) in Satari taluka, North Goa district, Goa, the 11th-largest of 77 villages in Satari taluka. Literacy is 73%, 3 points below the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 991 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the North Goa district centre, 26 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 23 km from Kulem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403506, served by Valpoi post office; the LGD village code is 626822. The nearest hospital or health centre is Amshekar Clinic, 2 km away. The village votes in Poriem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Deviya Vishwajit Rane. The population is estimated at 1,544 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velguem
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- VALPOI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 652.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 261.76
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Velguem
- LGD code
- 626822
- Pincode
- 403506
- Post office
- Valpoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,310
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,544
- Households
- 278
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 991
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.52073°N, 74.15368°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- North Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Poriem
- Member of Parliament
- Shripad Naik
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Deviya Vishwajit Rane
- Block / Mandal
- Satari
Getting there
How to reach Velguem
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji35 kmcapital
- Mumbai418 km
- Bengaluru467 km
- Hyderabad506 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKulem23 km
- Bus stopHospital Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCAmshekar Clinic2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India11 km
- Petrol pumpPatil petrol pump3 km
- CollegeIndian Institute of Technology Goa22 km
- Police stationValpoi Police Station2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Velguem
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Velguem
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Shree Ram High SchoolHigh school2.3 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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