About Vetlapalem Village

Vetlapalem is one of the larger villages in Samalkota tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,757, made up of 7,686 males and 8,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1967 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vetlapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vetlapalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Samalkota
Pincode	533434
Area (hectares)	1967 hectares
Population	15,757
Male Population	7,686
Female Population	8,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,050
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Vetlapalem compares

By the 2011 count Vetlapalem is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,771 residents. Its 1967 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Vetlapalem

Vetlapalem is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vetlapalem 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vetlapalem from other places

Vetlapalem 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 Vetlapalem
Nearest railway station	Gudaparti	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sāmalkot	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Samalkota	13 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	13 km

Villages closest to Vetlapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vetlapalem village had a population of 15,757. 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 4,771 residents.

Vetlapalem village has 7,686 males and 8,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vetlapalem has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Vetlapalem is 533434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vetlapalem covers 1967 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vetlapalem falls under Samalkota tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vetlapalem is Gudaparti, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vetlapalem.

Vetlapalem 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.

Vetlapalem is in Samalkota tehsil of East Godavari district. Gudaparti is about under 2 km away. Sāmalkot is about 5.4 km away. Samalkota is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.