About Velagaleru Village

Velagaleru is a large village in Penumantra tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,067 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagaleru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagaleru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Penumantra
Pincode	534126
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	2,193
Male Population	1,067
Female Population	1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagaleru compares

By the 2011 count Velagaleru is the 12th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,760 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Velagaleru

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

Velagaleru lies about 68 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chintapapru, 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 Velagaleru
Nearest town	Penugonda	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Penumantra	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Chintapapru	11 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	68 km

Villages closest to Velagaleru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagaleru village had a population of 2,193. That makes it the 12th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,760 residents.

Velagaleru village has 1,067 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagaleru has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Velagaleru is 534126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagaleru covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Velagaleru falls under Penumantra tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velagaleru is Chintapapru, 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 village for Velagaleru.

Velagaleru is about 68 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velagaleru is in Penumantra tehsil of West Godavari district. Penugonda is about 3.5 km away. Penumantra is about 9.1 km away. Chintapapru is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.