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Velahi Population - Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Velahi is a medium size village located in Ghorawal Tehsil of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh with total 76 families residing. The Velahi village has population of 576 of which 297 are males while 279 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velahi village population of children with age 0-6 is 101 which makes up 17.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velahi village is 939 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Velahi as per census is 683, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Velahi village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Velahi village was 72.84 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Velahi Male literacy stands at 81.01 % while female literacy rate was 64.71 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Velahi 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 Velahi village.

Velahi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 76 - -
Population 576 297 279
Child (0-6) 101 60 41
Schedule Caste 248 132 116
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.84 % 81.01 % 64.71 %
Total Workers 334 169 165
Main Worker 314 - -
Marginal Worker 20 12 8

Caste Factor

In Velahi village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.06 % of total population in Velahi village. The village Velahi currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Velahi village out of total population, 334 were engaged in work activities. 94.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 334 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 204 were Agricultural labourer.