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About Velpuru Village

Velpuru is a large village in Kankipadu tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,113 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velpuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velpuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kankipadu
Pincode 521104
Area (hectares) 789 hectares
Population 2,230
Male Population 1,113
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Velpuru compares

By the 2011 count Velpuru is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,053 residents. Its 789 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Velpuru

Velpuru 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 Velpuru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velpuru from other places

Velpuru lies about 53 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Uppaluru, about 2.3 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 Velpuru
Nearest railway station Uppaluru 2.3 km
Nearest town Poranki 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankipadu 6.8 km
District headquarters Krishna 53 km

Villages closest to Velpuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velpuru village had a population of 2,230. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,053 residents.

Velpuru village has 1,113 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velpuru has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Velpuru is 521104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velpuru covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velpuru falls under Kankipadu tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velpuru is Uppaluru, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Velpuru.

Velpuru is about 53 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velpuru is in Kankipadu tehsil of Krishna district. Uppaluru is about 2.3 km away. Poranki is about 5.8 km away. Kankipadu is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uppaluru (2.2 km), Edupugallu (3.9 km) and Manthena (4.3 km).

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

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