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About Velamakuru Village

Velamakuru is a large village in Devanakonda tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,480, made up of 2,342 males and 2,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3684 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518465, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velamakuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velamakuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Devanakonda
Pincode 518465
Area (hectares) 3684 hectares
Population 4,480
Male Population 2,342
Female Population 2,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velamakuru compares

By the 2011 count Velamakuru is the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents. Its 3684 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Velamakuru

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

Velamakuru lies about 65 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Aspari, about 19 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 Velamakuru
Tehsil headquarters Devanakonda 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Aspari 19 km
Nearest town Emmiganūr 29 km
District headquarters Kurnool 65 km

Villages closest to Velamakuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velamakuru village had a population of 4,480. That makes it the 8th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,088 residents.

Velamakuru village has 2,342 males and 2,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velamakuru has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Velamakuru is 518465. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velamakuru covers 3684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velamakuru falls under Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velamakuru is Aspari, about 19 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 Velamakuru.

Velamakuru is about 65 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velamakuru is in Devanakonda tehsil of Kurnool district. Devanakonda is about 4.0 km away. Aspari is about 19 km away. Emmiganūr is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devanakonda (4.0 km), Kunkanur (6.6 km) and Potlapadu (9.9 km).

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

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