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About Velagalapalem Village

Velagalapalem is a mid sized village in Rajavommangi tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 294 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagalapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagalapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Rajavommangi
Pincode 533436
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 294
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagalapalem compares

By the 2011 count Velagalapalem is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 649 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1022.

Getting to Velagalapalem

Velagalapalem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Velagalapalem as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Velagalapalem from other places

Velagalapalem lies about 58 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Ravikampadu, about 36 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 Velagalapalem
Tehsil headquarters Rajavommangi 13 km
Nearest railway station Ravikampadu 36 km
Nearest town Rampachodavaram 38 km
District headquarters East Godavari 58 km

Villages closest to Velagalapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagalapalem village had a population of 594. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 649 residents.

Velagalapalem village has 294 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagalapalem has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Velagalapalem is 533436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagalapalem covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velagalapalem falls under Rajavommangi tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagalapalem is Ravikampadu, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velagalapalem.

Velagalapalem is about 58 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagalapalem is in Rajavommangi tehsil of East Godavari district. Rajavommangi is about 13 km away. Ravikampadu is about 36 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marripalem (under 2 km), Chervukommupalem (under 2 km) and Revatipalem (under 2 km).

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

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