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About Velagacherla Village

Velagacherla is a mid sized village in Penagalur tehsil, in the district of Y S R, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,636, made up of 828 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2054 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 516127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velagacherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velagacherla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Y S R
Tehsil Penagalur
Pincode 516127
Area (hectares) 2054 hectares
Population 1,636
Male Population 828
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velagacherla compares

By the 2011 count Velagacherla is the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 2054 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Velagacherla

Velagacherla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Velagacherla 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. The nearest villages by name are Singareddipalle, Sirivaram, Thimmamambapuram and Thirumalarajupeta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Velagacherla

As per the Census of India 2011, Velagacherla village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Velagacherla village has 828 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velagacherla has about 976 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Velagacherla is 516127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velagacherla covers 2054 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Velagacherla falls under Penagalur tehsil of Y S R district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Velagacherla notes the nearest railway station 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 Velagacherla.

Velagacherla is in Penagalur tehsil of Y S R district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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