# Velagapalle Village, Valmikipuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/valmikipuram/velagapalle/ Village · Valmikipuram, Chittoor # Velagapalle Velagapalle is a village in Valmikipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517277**. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 141 households**, the 15th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%. - 497people (2011) - 141households - 67.7%literacy - 517277PIN code ## Velagapalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velagapalle is 517277.** Velagapalle falls in Valmikipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517277 - Gram panchayatNagarimadugu - Community development blockValmikipuram - Census village code596078 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velagapalle from nearby towns? - Valmikipuram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)94 km by road - Madanapalle (nearest town)35 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 Velagapalle? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Velagapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Valmikipuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Valmikipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Valmikipuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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)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 Velagapalle known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 29% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Velagapalle Of every 100 households in Velagapalle in 2011, 85 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velagapalle · ■ Valmikipuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **73% Use banking services ****88%** **77% Television ****30%** **61% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **85% 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 Velagapalle? ■ Velagapalle · ■ Valmikipuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **71.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **873 Working population ****50.7%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 115 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (45%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Valmikipuram - Vittalam829 people - Budidavedu821 people - Ayyavaripalle693 people - Aramadaka523 people - Mugalamarri446 people - Jammallapalle409 people [All 17 villages in Valmikipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/valmikipuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagapalle?517277 - How far is Velagapalle from Chittoor?94 km by road - What is the population of Velagapalle?497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagapalle in?Chittoor district (Valmikipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velagapalle?67.7% (Census 2011)