About Velkur Village

Velkur is a large village in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,169, made up of 1,593 males and 1,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velkur village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Tehsil	Gangadhara Nellore
Pincode	517125
Area (hectares)	434 hectares
Population	3,169
Male Population	1,593
Female Population	1,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velkur compares

By the 2011 count Velkur is the 6th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents. Its 434 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Velkur

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

How far is Velkur from other places

Velkur lies about under 2 km from Gangadhara Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Chittoor, about 7.7 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 Velkur
Tehsil headquarters	Gangadhara Nellore	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Chittoor	7.7 km

Villages closest to Velkur

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

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Common questions about Velkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Velkur village had a population of 3,169. That makes it the 6th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,045 residents.

Velkur village has 1,593 males and 1,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velkur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Velkur is 517125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velkur covers 434 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velkur falls under Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velkur is Chittoor, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velkur.

Velkur is about under 2 km from Gangadhara Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velkur is in Gangadhara Nellore tehsil of Chittoor district. Gangadhara Nellore is about under 2 km away. Chittoor is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.