About Velagapalle Village

Velagapalle is a mid sized village in Ganapavaram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 336 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagapalle village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Ganapavaram
Pincode	534198
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	664
Male Population	336
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagapalle compares

By the 2011 count Velagapalle is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,599 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Velagapalle

Velagapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velagapalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Velagapalle from other places

Velagapalle lies about 41 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Tadepalligudem, about 11 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 Velagapalle
Tehsil headquarters	Ganapavaram	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Tadepalligudem	11 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	41 km

Villages closest to Velagapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagapalle village had a population of 664. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,599 residents.

Velagapalle village has 336 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagapalle has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Velagapalle is 534198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagapalle covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velagapalle falls under Ganapavaram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagapalle is Tadepalligudem, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Velagapalle.

Velagapalle is about 41 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagapalle is in Ganapavaram tehsil of West Godavari district. Ganapavaram is about 3.3 km away. Tadepalligudem is about 11 km away. West Godavari is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.