About Velagavalasa Village

Velagavalasa is a mid sized village in Therlam tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 609 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagavalasa village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Therlam
Pincode	535126
Area (hectares)	198 hectares
Population	1,205
Male Population	609
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Velagavalasa is the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,270 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Velagavalasa

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

Velagavalasa lies about 40 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Chipurupalle, about 16 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 Velagavalasa
Tehsil headquarters	Therlam	3.4 km
Nearest town	Rāzām	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chipurupalle	16 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	40 km

Villages closest to Velagavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagavalasa village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,270 residents.

Velagavalasa village has 609 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagavalasa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Velagavalasa is 535126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagavalasa covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Velagavalasa falls under Therlam tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagavalasa is Chipurupalle, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Velagavalasa.

Velagavalasa is about 40 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagavalasa is in Therlam tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Therlam is about 3.4 km away. Rāzām is about 15 km away. Chipurupalle is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.