# Velanka Village, Kirlampudi, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kirlampudi, East Godavari 

# Velanka

Velanka is a village in Kirlampudi sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533431**. The 2011 Census counted **4,120 people in 1,014 households**, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 4,120people (2011)
- 1,014households
- 57.2%literacy
- 533431PIN code

## Velanka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velanka is 533431.** Velanka falls in Kirlampudi sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533431
- Gram panchayatVelanka
- Community development blockKirlampudi
- Census village code587261

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

## How far is Velanka from nearby towns?

- Kirlampudi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)37 km by road
- Peddapuram (nearest town)18 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 Velanka?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Velanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirlampudi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kirlampudi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kirlampudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Velanka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and banana**. Products made here include wood items. About 78% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Velanka

Of every 100 households in Velanka in 2011, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Velanka · ■ Kirlampudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**42%

Tap water ****63%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****21%**

**21%

Television ****62%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**20%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 Velanka?

■ Velanka · ■ Kirlampudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**959

Working population ****36.9%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 54.3% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 139 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,062 (70%) · **■** Other work 94 (6%) · **■** Marginal 224 (15%)

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 Kirlampudi

- Thamarada5,174 people
- Geddanapalle4,711 people
- Goneda4,475 people
- Somavaram4,249 people
- Chillangi3,998 people
- Sungarayunipalem3,088 people
- Mukkollu2,617 people
- Krishnavaram2,423 people

[All 17 villages in Kirlampudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kirlampudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velanka?533431
- How far is Velanka from Kakinada?37 km by road
- What is the population of Velanka?4,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velanka in?East Godavari district (Kirlampudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velanka?57.2% (Census 2011)
