# Velangi Village, Karapa, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Karapa, East Godavari 

# Velangi

Velangi is a village in Karapa sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533260**. The 2011 Census counted **7,408 people in 2,170 households**, the 2nd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 7,408people (2011)
- 2,170households
- 72.1%literacy
- 533260PIN code

## Velangi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velangi is 533260.** Velangi falls in Karapa sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533260
- Gram panchayatVelangi
- Community development blockKarapa
- Census village code587608

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

## How far is Velangi from nearby towns?

- Karapa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kakinada (nearest town)15 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 Velangi?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Velangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kakinada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Velangi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. Products made here include rice. About 69% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Velangi

Of every 100 households in Velangi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Velangi · ■ Karapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**42%

Tap water ****68%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**66%

Use banking services ****35%**

**22%

Television ****59%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Velangi?

■ Velangi · ■ Karapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**973

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 69.6% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 243 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,342 (44%) · **■** Household industry 66 (2%) · **■** Other work 868 (29%) · **■** Marginal 515 (17%)

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 Karapa

- Karapa10,086 people
- Nadakuduru7,117 people
- Gurajanapalle7,009 people
- Gorripudi6,449 people
- Aratlakatta5,547 people

[All 19 villages in Karapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/karapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velangi?533260
- How far is Velangi from Kakinada?15 km by road
- What is the population of Velangi?7,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velangi in?East Godavari district (Karapa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velangi?72.1% (Census 2011)
