Velinga Population, Caste, Working Data North Goa, Goa - Census 2011

Velinga is a village situated in Ponda taluka of North Goa district in Goa. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 444 families residing in the village Velinga. The total population of Velinga is 1,921 out of which 1,001 are males and 920 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velinga is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velinga village is 145 which is 8% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velinga is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Velinga village.

Population
1,921
Families
444
Literacy
88.91%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velinga is 88.9%. Thus Velinga village has higher literacy rate compared to 81.1% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 93.06% and the female literacy rate is 84.43% in Velinga village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Velinga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Velinga Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Velinga village.

Total Male Female
Children 145 79 66
Literacy 88.91% 93.06% 84.43%
Scheduled Caste 7 3 4
Scheduled Tribe 725 364 361
Illiterate 342 143 199

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37.7% of total population in Velinga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velinga village out of total population, 838 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 838 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 739 511 228
Cultivators 62 47 15
Agriculture Labourer 22 14 8
Household Industries 4 1 3
Other Workers 651 449 202
Marginal Workers 99 49 50
Non Working 1,083 441 642

Nearby Villages to Velinga,

Below are the list of villages near Velinga village in Ponda.

Village Population
Candepar 3,768
Cundaim 3,859
Gangem 473
Durbhat 3,443
Vagurbem 527
Telaulim 2,554
Querim 3,474
Vadi 506
Cuncoliem 1,385
Betora 6,133

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