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About Velagapudi Village

Velagapudi is a large village in Thullur tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,688, made up of 1,346 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagapudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagapudi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Thullur
Pincode 522237
Area (hectares) 809 hectares
Population 2,688
Male Population 1,346
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagapudi compares

By the 2011 count Velagapudi is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,704 residents. Its 809 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Velagapudi

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

Velagapudi lies about 26 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Rayanapadu, about 7.8 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 Velagapudi
Nearest town Amaravati under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rayanapadu 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Thullur 26 km
District headquarters Guntur 26 km

Villages closest to Velagapudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagapudi village had a population of 2,688. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,704 residents.

Velagapudi village has 1,346 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagapudi has about 997 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Velagapudi is 522237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagapudi covers 809 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velagapudi falls under Thullur tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagapudi is Rayanapadu, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance for Velagapudi.

Velagapudi is about 26 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagapudi is in Thullur tehsil of Guntur district. Amaravati is about under 2 km away. Rayanapadu is about 7.8 km away. Thullur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkapuram (under 2 km), Uddandarayunipalem (under 2 km) and Mandadam (1.7 km).

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

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