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About Velgonda Village

Velgonda is a large village in Dharmapuri tehsil, in the district of Karimnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,079, made up of 1,449 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 987 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 505425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Velgonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Velgonda village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Karimnagar
Tehsil Dharmapuri
Pincode 505425
Area (hectares) 987 hectares
Population 3,079
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Velgonda compares

By the 2011 count Velgonda is the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,407 residents. Its 987 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Velgonda

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

Velgonda lies about 51 km from Karimnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lingampet Jagityal, about 22 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 Velgonda
Tehsil headquarters Dharmapuri 7.1 km
Nearest town Jagtiāl 19 km
Nearest railway station Lingampet Jagityal 22 km
District headquarters Karimnagar 51 km

Villages closest to Velgonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Velgonda village had a population of 3,079. That makes it the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,407 residents.

Velgonda village has 1,449 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Velgonda has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Velgonda is 505425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Velgonda covers 987 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Velgonda falls under Dharmapuri tehsil of Karimnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Velgonda is Lingampet Jagityal, about 22 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 km distance for Velgonda.

Velgonda is about 51 km from Karimnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Velgonda is in Dharmapuri tehsil of Karimnagar district. Dharmapuri is about 7.1 km away. Jagtiāl is about 19 km away. Lingampet Jagityal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirivanchakota (2.9 km), Kamalapur (3.5 km) and Chinnapur (3.5 km).

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

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