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About Veligonda Village

Veligonda is a mid sized village in Uravakonda tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 924 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515812, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veligonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veligonda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Uravakonda
Pincode 515812
Area (hectares) 1197 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 924
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veligonda compares

By the 2011 count Veligonda is the 12th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 1197 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Veligonda

Veligonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Veligonda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Veligonda from other places

Veligonda lies about 52 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Gulapalyamu, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Veligonda
Tehsil headquarters Uravakonda 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Gulapalyamu 20 km
District headquarters Anantapur 52 km

Villages closest to Veligonda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uravakonda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Veligonda

As per the Census of India 2011, Veligonda village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 12th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Veligonda village has 924 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veligonda has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Veligonda is 515812. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veligonda covers 1197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Veligonda falls under Uravakonda tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Veligonda is Gulapalyamu, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Veligonda.

Veligonda is about 52 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Veligonda is in Uravakonda tehsil of Anantapur district. Uravakonda is about 4.6 km away. Gulapalyamu is about 20 km away. Anantapur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budagavi (2.5 km), Uravakonda (4.6 km) and Renimakulapalle (7.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Veligonda today is likely to be higher.

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