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Revenue village·Mominpet mandal·Vikarabad

Velchal

Mominpet mandal
Pincode 501202
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Velchal observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Telangana.

23 Sept

Temple in Mominpet mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mominpet mandal is Sri Venkateshwara swami temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Velchal itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam in Telangana

Called Vinayaka Chavithi. Clay idols, the 21-leaf puja and undrallu are central. Community mandapams run for days, the Khairatabad idol in Hyderabad being the largest and drawing the biggest immersion procession.

The regional form observed across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
574013
Pincode
501202
Post office
Mominpet
Population
1,696
Households
367
Literacy rate
57.7%
Sex ratio
1031 ♀/1000♂
Workers
974
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Hyderabad
65 km
Distance to Bengaluru
501 km
Nearest railway station
Sadashivapet Road · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Primary Health Centre, Mominpet · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Velchal compares

By population, Velchal ranks #10 of 23 villages in Mominpet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.7%
+3.7% vs mandal average
Velchal
57.7%
Mominpet mandal
54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+33 vs mandal average
Velchal
1,031
Mominpet mandal
998
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Velchal
4.6
Mominpet mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Velchal at a glance

Velchal is a village of 1,696 people in 367 households (Census 2011) in Mominpet mandal, Vikarabad district, Telangana, the 10th-largest of 23 villages in Mominpet mandal. Literacy is 58%, 4 points above the mandal average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Vikarabad district centre, 23 km from Kohir, the nearest town, 2 km from Sadashivapet Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 501202, served by Mominpet post office; the LGD village code is 574013. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Centre, Mominpet, 5 km away. The population is estimated at 2,000 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Velchal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Velchal · this village1,69658%
Morangpalle · Mominpet2,17349%2.3 km NW
Durgamcheru · Mominpet1,86255%2.3 km SW
Ramnathgudpalle · Mominpet1,32856%2.2 km E
Kojjavanampalle · Nawabpet1,43553%2.9 km SE
Govindapur · Mominpet89445%2.9 km NE
Kadcharla · Nawabpet1,21153%2.9 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velchal

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
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
VICARABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
78
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
VELCHAL
Total area (ha)
1,172
Irrigated area (ha)
50.1
Forest area (ha)
34.8

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Velchal

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Velchal

LGD code
574013
Pincode
501202
Post office
Mominpet
Population (Census 2011)
1,696
Population (projected 2026)
2,000
Households
367
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1031
Literacy rate
57.7%
Coordinates
17.47235°N, 77.88280°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chevella
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Vicarabad
Member of Parliament
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
Block / Mandal
Mominpet
Nearest railway station
Sadashivapet Road (1.6 km)
Getting there

How to reach Velchal

Mandal centre
Mominpet · ≈ 1.5 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vikarabad · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,075 people
Kohir · ≈ 23 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Hyderabad65 kmcapital
  • Bengaluru501 km
  • Chennai551 km
  • Mumbai558 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSadashivapet Road2 km
  • Bus stopNawabpet Busstand10 km
  • Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre, Mominpet5 km
  • ATM / bankAndhra bank5 km
  • Petrol pumpIBP PETROL PUMP14 km
  • CollegeTakshashila Degree college14 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Nawabpet10 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Sadashivapet Road1.6 km
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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, 2026-09-21
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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