Velagar, Vengurla

Velagar (वेळागर) is a village located in the Vengurla Taluka of Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Vengurla block and comes under Shiroda Village Panchayat.

As on July 2025, the current population of Velagar is 480 out of which 223 are males and rest 257 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1152 females per 1000 males. There are around 37 teenagers in Velagar. It has literacy rate of 82% which means around 394 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 132 households in Velagar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 156. The pincode of Velagar is 416518 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Shiroda S.O (Sindhudurg)
• Tak Branch Post office
• Dhakore Branch Post office
• Tiravade Branch Post office
• Nhaveli Branch Post office

Schools

Velagar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Gur.A.V.Bavadekar Vidyalay And B.M.Gogate Junior College, Shiroda
• St Francis Xavier's English Medium High School Ajgoan
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Central Primary Schoolshiroda No.1
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Shiroda Kerwada
• Shri Saraswati Vidyalay Arawali -Tank

Hospitals

Velagar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• asoli Sub-Center
• aravali Sub-Center
• kerwadi Sub-Center
• shiroda Sub-Center
• Oros Sub-Center

Banks

Velagar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Shiroda
• Union Bank of India Shiroda