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About Velanka Village

Velanka is a large village in Kirlampudi tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,120, made up of 2,095 males and 2,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velanka village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Kirlampudi
Pincode 533431
Area (hectares) 532 hectares
Population 4,120
Male Population 2,095
Female Population 2,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velanka compares

By the 2011 count Velanka is the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,375 residents. Its 532 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Velanka

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

How far is Velanka from other places

Velanka lies about 30 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Gollaprolu, about 15 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 Velanka
Tehsil headquarters Kirlampudi 2.9 km
Nearest town Pithāpuram 15 km
Nearest railway station Gollaprolu 15 km
District headquarters East Godavari 30 km

Villages closest to Velanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velanka village had a population of 4,120. That makes it the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,375 residents.

Velanka village has 2,095 males and 2,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velanka has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Velanka is 533431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velanka covers 532 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velanka falls under Kirlampudi tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velanka is Gollaprolu, about 15 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 km distance for Velanka.

Velanka is about 30 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velanka is in Kirlampudi tehsil of East Godavari district. Kirlampudi is about 2.9 km away. Pithāpuram is about 15 km away. Gollaprolu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Geddanapalle (1.8 km), Chillangi (2.1 km) and Bhupalapatnam (2.9 km).

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

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