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About Vepagunta Village

Vepagunta is a large village in Puttur tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,096 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517584, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vepagunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vepagunta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Puttur
Pincode 517584
Area (hectares) 430 hectares
Population 2,244
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Vepagunta compares

By the 2011 count Vepagunta is the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 430 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Vepagunta

Vepagunta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vepagunta 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vepagunta from other places

Vepagunta lies about 54 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vepagunta, about 1.7 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 Vepagunta
Nearest railway station Vepagunta 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Puttur 5.3 km
Nearest town Puttūr 5.3 km
District headquarters Chittoor 54 km

Villages closest to Vepagunta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puttur 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 Vepagunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Vepagunta village had a population of 2,244. That makes it the 6th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Vepagunta village has 1,096 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vepagunta has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Vepagunta is 517584. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vepagunta covers 430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vepagunta falls under Puttur tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vepagunta is Vepagunta, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Vepagunta is about 54 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vepagunta is in Puttur tehsil of Chittoor district. Vepagunta is about 1.7 km away. Puttur is about 5.3 km away. Puttūr is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parameswara Mangalam (under 2 km), Nandimangalam (1.9 km) and Tirumalakuppam (4.0 km).

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

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