About Velampalem Village

Velampalem is one of the larger villages in Ramachandrapuram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,901, made up of 4,985 males and 4,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533262, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velampalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velampalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Ramachandrapuram
Pincode	533262
Area (hectares)	1156 hectares
Population	9,901
Male Population	4,985
Female Population	4,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velampalem compares

By the 2011 count Velampalem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,628 residents. Its 1156 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Velampalem

Velampalem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velampalem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Velampalem from other places

Velampalem lies about 13 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Gudaparti, about under 2 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 Velampalem
Nearest railway station	Gudaparti	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sāmalkot	5.7 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramachandrapuram	24 km

Villages closest to Velampalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velampalem village had a population of 9,901. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,628 residents.

Velampalem village has 4,985 males and 4,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velampalem has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Velampalem is 533262. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velampalem covers 1156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velampalem falls under Ramachandrapuram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velampalem is Gudaparti, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Velampalem.

Velampalem is about 13 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velampalem is in Ramachandrapuram tehsil of East Godavari district. Gudaparti is about under 2 km away. Sāmalkot is about 5.7 km away. East Godavari is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.