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About Velukadu Village

Velukadu is a mid sized village in Doravarisatram tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 269 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1045 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velukadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velukadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Doravarisatram
Pincode 524123
Area (hectares) 1045 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 269
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velukadu compares

By the 2011 count Velukadu is the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 877 residents. Its 1045 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Velukadu

Velukadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velukadu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velukadu from other places

Velukadu lies about 89 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Polireddipalem, about 11 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 Velukadu
Nearest railway station Polireddipalem 11 km
Nearest town Sūlūru 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Doravarisatram 14 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 89 km

Villages closest to Velukadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velukadu village had a population of 550. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 877 residents.

Velukadu village has 269 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velukadu has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Velukadu is 524123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velukadu covers 1045 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velukadu falls under Doravarisatram tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velukadu is Polireddipalem, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Velukadu.

Velukadu is about 89 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velukadu is in Doravarisatram tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Polireddipalem is about 11 km away. Sūlūru is about 12 km away. Doravarisatram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meezuru (3.1 km), Karikadu (4.4 km) and Karatamudi (5.2 km).

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

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