# Velidadakala Village, Somandepalle, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Somandepalle, Anantapur 

# Velidadakala

Velidadakala is a village in Somandepalle sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515241**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 336 households**, the 10th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 336households
- 54.5%literacy
- 515241PIN code

## Velidadakala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velidadakala is 515241.** Velidadakala falls in Somandepalle sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515241
- Gram panchayatVelidadakala
- Community development blockSomandepalle
- Census village code595552

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velidadakala from nearby towns?

- Somandepalle (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)92 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Velidadakala?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Velidadakala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gorantla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hindupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Somandepalle
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Velidadakala known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 8% of the 707 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Velidadakala

Of every 100 households in Velidadakala in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velidadakala · ■ Somandepalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****79%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**81%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Velidadakala?

■ Velidadakala · ■ Somandepalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**898

Working population ****38.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 44.6% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (45%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 112 (20%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Somandepalle

- Pandiparthi2,078 people
- Magecheruvu2,036 people
- Kethaganicheruvu1,698 people
- Nadimpalle1,621 people
- Julukunta1,404 people
- Brahmanapalle1,252 people
- Edulabalapuram1,068 people
- Naginayanicheruvu928 people

[All 19 villages in Somandepalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/somandepalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velidadakala?515241
- How far is Velidadakala from Anantapur?92 km by road
- What is the population of Velidadakala?1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velidadakala in?Anantapur district (Somandepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velidadakala?54.5% (Census 2011)