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About Velagapadu Village

Velagapadu is a mid sized village in Kaligiri tehsil, in the district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,640, made up of 833 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 524234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
Tehsil Kaligiri
Pincode 524234
Area (hectares) 2066 hectares
Population 1,640
Male Population 833
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagapadu compares

By the 2011 count Velagapadu is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,198 residents. Its 2066 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Velagapadu

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

Velagapadu lies about 29 km from Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, and the nearest railway station is Sri Venkateswarapalem, about 28 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 Velagapadu
Tehsil headquarters Kaligiri 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Sri Venkateswarapalem 28 km
District headquarters Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 29 km
Nearest town Kāvali 33 km

Villages closest to Velagapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagapadu village had a population of 1,640. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,198 residents.

Velagapadu village has 833 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagapadu has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Velagapadu is 524234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagapadu covers 2066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velagapadu falls under Kaligiri tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagapadu is Sri Venkateswarapalem, about 28 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 Velagapadu.

Velagapadu is about 29 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.

Velagapadu is in Kaligiri tehsil of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district. Kaligiri is about 5.9 km away. Sri Venkateswarapalem is about 28 km away. Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 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 Peda Annaluru (3.5 km), Kavali Musthapuram (4.0 km) and Kothapeta (4.3 km).

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

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