Village · Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor # Veerakanellore Veerakanellore is a village in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517125. The 2011 Census counted 1,493 people in 385 households, the 20th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 1,493 people (2011) - 385 households - 74.0% literacy - 517125 PIN code ## Veerakanellore PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Veerakanellore is 517125. Veerakanellore falls in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517125 - Gram panchayat Veerakanellore - Community development block Gangadhara Nellore - Census village code 596662 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Veerakanellore from nearby towns? - Gangadhara Nellore (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 18 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Veerakanellore? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Veerakanellore; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Velkur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gangadhara Nellore - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chittoor - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Veerakanellore known for? The main crops are sugar cane, ground nut and paddy. Products made here include jaggery. About 34% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Veerakanellore Of every 100 households in Veerakanellore in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Veerakanellore · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 93% - Toilet within the home 10% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 88% - Tap water 83% 80% - Drinking water within premises 3% 23% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 83% - Use banking services 78% 70% - Television 35% 46% - Mobile phone 50% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 31% 27% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Veerakanellore? ■ Veerakanellore · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 74.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 685 893 - Working population 53.7% 45.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 139 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 407 (51%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 135 (17%) · ■ Marginal 117 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gangadhara Nellore - Mahadevamangalam 1,816 people - Agaramangalam 1,772 people - Pachigunta 1,617 people - Chinnavepanjeri 1,597 people - Kothavenkatapuram 1,446 people - Kondepalle 1,363 people - Ambodharapalle 1,310 people - Kadapagunta 1,287 people All 35 villages in Gangadhara Nellore ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veerakanellore? 517125 - How far is Veerakanellore from Chittoor? 18 km by road - What is the population of Veerakanellore? 1,493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veerakanellore in? Chittoor district (Gangadhara Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Veerakanellore? 74.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangadhara-nellore/veerakanellore/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.