About Velagapalle Village

Velagapalle is a small village in Devipatnam tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 120 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagapalle village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Devipatnam
Pincode	533339
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	238
Male Population	120
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagapalle compares

By the 2011 count Velagapalle is the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Velagapalle

Velagapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velagapalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Velagapalle from other places

Velagapalle lies about 69 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kovvur, about 38 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 Velagapalle
Tehsil headquarters	Devipatnam	8.5 km
Nearest town	Rampachodavaram	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kovvur	38 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	69 km

Villages closest to Velagapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagapalle village had a population of 238. That makes it the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Velagapalle village has 120 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagapalle has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Velagapalle is 533339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagapalle covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velagapalle falls under Devipatnam tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagapalle is Kovvur, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Velagapalle.

Velagapalle is about 69 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagapalle is in Devipatnam tehsil of East Godavari district. Devipatnam is about 8.5 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 11 km away. Kovvur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.