About Velagavada Village

Velagavada is a mid sized village in Palakonda tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 730 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagavada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagavada village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Palakonda
Pincode	532440
Area (hectares)	278 hectares
Population	1,538
Male Population	730
Female Population	808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagavada compares

By the 2011 count Velagavada is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Velagavada

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

Velagavada lies about 38 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Srikakulam Road, about 27 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 Velagavada
Tehsil headquarters	Palakonda	2.5 km
Nearest town	Pālkonda	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Srikakulam Road	27 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	38 km

Villages closest to Velagavada

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

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Common questions about Velagavada

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagavada village had a population of 1,538. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,232 residents.

Velagavada village has 730 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagavada has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Velagavada is 532440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagavada covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velagavada falls under Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagavada is Srikakulam Road, about 27 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 village for Velagavada.

Velagavada is about 38 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagavada is in Palakonda tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palakonda is about 2.5 km away. Pālkonda is about 2.5 km away. Srikakulam Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.