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About Velusoda Village

Velusoda is a small village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 178 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velusoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velusoda village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532432
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 178
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Velusoda compares

By the 2011 count Velusoda is the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Velusoda

Velusoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velusoda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velusoda from other places

Velusoda lies about 51 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sitapuram, about 8.1 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 Velusoda
Nearest railway station Sitapuram 8.1 km
Nearest town Paralakhemundi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 26 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 51 km

Villages closest to Velusoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velusoda village had a population of 343. That makes it the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Velusoda village has 178 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velusoda has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Velusoda is 532432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velusoda covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velusoda falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velusoda is Sitapuram, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Velusoda.

Velusoda is about 51 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velusoda is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Sitapuram is about 8.1 km away. Paralakhemundi is about 10 km away. Jalumuru 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 Karakavalasa (15 km), Annupuram (17 km) and Domalapalle (17 km).

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

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