About Velpuru Village

Velpuru is one of the larger villages in Tanuku tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,768, made up of 11,102 males and 11,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 832 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velpuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velpuru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Tanuku
Pincode	534222
Area (hectares)	832 hectares
Population	22,768
Male Population	11,102
Female Population	11,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Velpuru compares

By the 2011 count Velpuru is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 8,821 residents. Its 832 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Velpuru

Velpuru is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Velpuru 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Velpuru from other places

Velpuru lies about 60 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Velpuru, about under 2 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 Velpuru
Nearest railway station	Velpuru	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tanuku	4.4 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	60 km

Villages closest to Velpuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velpuru village had a population of 22,768. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,821 residents.

Velpuru village has 11,102 males and 11,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velpuru has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Velpuru is 534222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velpuru covers 832 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Velpuru falls under Tanuku tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Velpuru is Velpuru, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Velpuru.

Velpuru is about 60 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velpuru is in Tanuku tehsil of West Godavari district. Velpuru is about under 2 km away. Tanuku is about 4.4 km away. West Godavari is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.