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Velguem Population - North Goa, Goa

Velguem is a medium size village located in Satari Taluka of North Goa district, Goa with total 278 families residing. The Velguem village has population of 1310 of which 658 are males while 652 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velguem village population of children with age 0-6 is 130 which makes up 9.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velguem village is 991 which is higher than Goa state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Velguem as per census is 625, lower than Goa average of 942.

Velguem village has lower literacy rate compared to Goa. In 2011, literacy rate of Velguem village was 80.93 % compared to 88.70 % of Goa. In Velguem Male literacy stands at 90.14 % while female literacy rate was 72.09 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Velguem village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Velguem village.

Velguem Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 278 - -
Population 1,310 658 652
Child (0-6) 130 80 50
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2
Literacy 80.93 % 90.14 % 72.09 %
Total Workers 524 389 135
Main Worker 229 - -
Marginal Worker 295 199 96

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.23 % of total population in Velguem village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Velguem village of North Goa.

Work Profile

In Velguem village out of total population, 524 were engaged in work activities. 43.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 524 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.