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- LGD code
- 519104
- Pincode
- 389170
- Post office
- Jhalod
- Population
- 3,093
- Households
- 484
- Literacy rate
- 42%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 872
Census 2011 · in context
How Velpura compares
By population, Velpura ranks #46 of 94 villages in Jhalod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.0%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Velpura
- 42.0%
- Jhalod mandal
- 44.3%
- Dahod district
- 47.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−48 vs mandal average
- Velpura
- 933
- Jhalod mandal
- 981
Household size
people per home
6.4
Same as the mandal average
- Velpura
- 6.4
- Jhalod mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velpura at a glance
Velpura is a village of 3,093 people in 484 households (Census 2011) in Jhalod taluka, Dahod district, Gujarat, the 46th-largest of 94 villages in Jhalod taluka. Literacy is 42%, 2 points below the taluka average of 44% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 389170, served by Jhalod post office; the LGD village code is 519104. The village votes in Matar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar. The population is estimated at 3,647 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velpura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHALOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAJPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 692.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 468.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velpura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Velpura
- LGD code
- 519104
- Pincode
- 389170
- Post office
- Jhalod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,093
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,647
- Households
- 484
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 42.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kheda
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matar
- Member of Parliament
- Devusinh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpeshbhai Ashabhai Parmar
- Block / Mandal
- Jhalod
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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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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