Velakot is a village / panchayat[3] located in the Gir Gadhada Taluka of Gir Somnath district in Gujarat State, India. Earlier, until August 2013, Velakot was part of Una Taluka and Junagadh district.[4] The latitude 20.873284 and longitude 70.884042 are the geo-coordinate of the Village Velakot. Gandhinagar is the state capital of Velakot village which is located around 400 kilometres away from Velakot.

Velakot
Village
Velakot is located in Gujarat
Velakot
Velakot
Location in Gujarat, India
Velakot is located in India
Velakot
Velakot
Velakot (India)
Coordinates: 20°52′24″N 70°53′03″E / 20.873284°N 70.884042°E / 20.873284; 70.884042
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictGir Somnath
TalukaGir Gadhada
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total
472.69 ha (1,168.04 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,937[1]
 Sex ratio 984/953/[1]
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
362560[2]
Vehicle registrationGJ
Census code of Velakot515292[1]
Nearest cityGir Gadhada, Una
Websitegirsomnathdp.gujarat.gov.in

According to Census 2011, with the 329 families, the population of this village is 1937. Out of this, 984 are males and 953 are females. Most residents are dependent on agriculture. [1][2]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, Velakot has 329 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.53% [1]

Demographics (2011 Census)[1]
Total Male Female
Population 1937 984 953
Children aged below 6 years 301 155 146
Scheduled caste - - -
Scheduled tribe - - -
Literates 1023 608 415
Illiterates 914 376 538
Total Workers 1063 546 517
Main workers 560 535 25
Main workers: Cultivators 150 145 5
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 383 368 15
Main workers: Household industry workers 3 3 -
Main workers: Other 24 19 5
Marginal workers (total) 503 11 492
Marginal workers: Cultivators 4 1 3
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 499 10 489
Marginal workers: Household industry workers - - -
Marginal workers: Others - - -
Non-workers 874 438 436

List of villages in Gir Gadhada Taluka

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Below is the Revenue records list of forty-three villages of Gir Gadhada Taluka including Gir Gadhada village.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Page no. 250 to 255 - District Census Handbook - Junagadh" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Gujarat.
  2. ^ a b "wikivillage article of Velakot". 2011 Census of India. Wikivillage.in.
  3. ^ a b "Notification: Gujarat Land Revenue Code 1879: Schedule B Villages of Girgadhada Taluka" (PDF). The Gujarat Government Gazette. Vol. 54, no. Extra No. 282. 9 September 2013.
  4. ^ "About Gir Somnath | About Us | Collectorate - District Gir Somnath". Girsomnath.gujarat.gov.in. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.