About Velagalapalem Village

Velagalapalem is a small village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 140 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagalapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagalapalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Koyyuru
Pincode	531084
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	140
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagalapalem compares

By the 2011 count Velagalapalem is the 52nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Velagalapalem

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

Velagalapalem lies about 128 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Ravikampadu, about 36 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 Velagalapalem
Tehsil headquarters	Koyyuru	22 km
Nearest railway station	Ravikampadu	36 km
Nearest town	Rampachodavaram	38 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	128 km

Villages closest to Velagalapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagalapalem village had a population of 277. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Velagalapalem village has 140 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagalapalem has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Velagalapalem is 531084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagalapalem covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velagalapalem falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagalapalem is Ravikampadu, about 36 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 Velagalapalem.

Velagalapalem is about 128 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagalapalem is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 22 km away. Ravikampadu is about 36 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.