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About Veldam Village

Veldam is a mid sized village in Vepada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 269 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535281, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Veldam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Veldam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Vepada
Pincode 535281
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 269
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Veldam compares

By the 2011 count Veldam is the 29th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Veldam

Veldam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Veldam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Veldam from other places

Veldam lies about 40 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Lakkavarapukota, about 10 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 Veldam
Tehsil headquarters Vepada 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Lakkavarapukota 10 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 24 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 40 km

Villages closest to Veldam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Veldam village had a population of 548. That makes it the 29th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Veldam village has 269 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Veldam has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Veldam is 535281. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Veldam covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Veldam falls under Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Veldam is Lakkavarapukota, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Veldam.

Veldam 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.

Veldam is in Vepada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Vepada is about 3.6 km away. Lakkavarapukota is about 10 km away. Chodavaram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rayudupeta (under 2 km), Chamaladivia Graharam (2.4 km) and Vallampudi (3.1 km).

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

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