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About Velangi Village

Velangi is one of the larger villages in Karapa tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,408, made up of 3,716 males and 3,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velangi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Karapa
Pincode 533260
Area (hectares) 454 hectares
Population 7,408
Male Population 3,716
Female Population 3,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velangi compares

By the 2011 count Velangi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,021 residents. Its 454 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Velangi

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

How far is Velangi from other places

Velangi lies about 17 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Velangi, 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 Velangi
Nearest railway station Velangi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karapa 7.0 km
Nearest town Rāmachandrapuram 9.4 km
District headquarters East Godavari 17 km

Villages closest to Velangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velangi village had a population of 7,408. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,021 residents.

Velangi village has 3,716 males and 3,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velangi has about 994 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Velangi is 533260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velangi covers 454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Velangi falls under Karapa tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velangi is Velangi, 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 village for Velangi.

Velangi is about 17 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velangi is in Karapa tehsil of East Godavari district. Velangi is about under 2 km away. Karapa is about 7.0 km away. Rāmachandrapuram is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are China Mamidada (under 2 km), G Bhavaram (1.9 km) and Z Bhavaram (1.9 km).

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

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