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- LGD code
- 48439
- Pincode
- 246124
- Post office
- Dadamandi
- Population
- 498
- Households
- 105
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1008 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 199
Census 2011 · in context
How Velda Bada compares
By population, Velda Bada ranks #49 of 315 villages in Kotdwara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.1%
+4.2% vs mandal average
- Velda Bada
- 80.1%
- Kotdwara mandal
- 75.9%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
−40 vs mandal average
- Velda Bada
- 1,008
- Kotdwara mandal
- 1,048
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Velda Bada
- 4.7
- Kotdwara mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velda Bada at a glance
Velda Bada is a village of 498 people in 105 households (Census 2011) in Kotdwara tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 49th-largest of 315 villages in Kotdwara tehsil. Literacy is 80%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246124, served by Dadamandi post office; the LGD village code is 48439. The village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 587 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velda Bada · this village | 498 | 80% | — |
| Veldachota · Kotdwara | 133 | 77% | — |
| Shila Laga Bhelda · Kotdwara | 0 | — | — |
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Notice board · Velda Bada
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Key facts — Velda Bada
- LGD code
- 48439
- Pincode
- 246124
- Post office
- Dadamandi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 498
- Population (projected 2026)
- 587
- Households
- 105
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1008
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Block / Mandal
- Kotdwara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 246124
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- Jhandi Chaur Pachhimi
- Ghamandpur
- Jhandichaod Uttri
- Shiv Rajpur
- Lalpur
- Harsinghpur
- Ratanpur
- Simalchaur
- Nandpur
- Dhurwapur
- Ratanpur
- Udaya Rampur Nayabad
- Jashodharpur
- Kalabad (Giwai Srot)
- Lalpani Palli
- Koriya
- Mawakot
- Durgapur
- Kumbhichaur
- Haldukhata Malla
- Khunibarh
- Haldwkha Talla
- Lachampur
- Lokmaripur
- Dev Rampur
- Grastan Ganj
- Kotdwar Gaon
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)