# Velkur Village, Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor 

# Velkur

Velkur is a village in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517125**. The 2011 Census counted **3,169 people in 788 households**, the 6th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 3,169people (2011)
- 788households
- 71.6%literacy
- 517125PIN code

## Velkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velkur is 517125.** Velkur falls in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517125
- Gram panchayatVelkur
- Community development blockGangadhara Nellore
- Census village code596677

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

## How far is Velkur from nearby towns?

- Gangadhara Nellore (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)9 km by road
- Chittoor (nearest town)9 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 Velkur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Velkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chittoor
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chittoor
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Velkur known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery. About 38% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Velkur

Of every 100 households in Velkur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velkur · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****99%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**83%

Use banking services ****62%**

**70%

Television ****55%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Velkur?

■ Velkur · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**74.4%

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

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**893

Working population ****47.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 64.4% for women. 63% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (45%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 310 (21%) · **■** Marginal 194 (13%)

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 Gangadhara Nellore

- Tungundram5,155 people
- Gangadharanellore4,444 people
- Varathuru4,059 people
- Nellipalle3,342 people
- Nandanoor2,961 people
- Vepanjeri2,710 people
- Peddakalva2,673 people
- Vezzupalle2,598 people

[All 35 villages in Gangadhara Nellore](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/gangadhara-nellore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velkur?517125
- How far is Velkur from Chittoor?9 km by road
- What is the population of Velkur?3,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velkur in?Chittoor district (Gangadhara Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velkur?71.6% (Census 2011)