Village · Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari
# Vella

Vella is a village in Ramachandrapuram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533255. The 2011 Census counted 7,087 people in 2,099 households, the 3rd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 7,087 people (2011)
- 2,099 households
- 71.5% literacy
- 533255 PIN code

## Vella PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Vella is 533255. Vella falls in Ramachandrapuram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533255
- Gram panchayat Vella
- Community development block Ramachandrapuram
- Census village code 587641

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Vella from nearby towns?
- Ramachandrapuram (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Ramachandrapuram (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Vella?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Vella; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 13 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 Vella known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 587 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Vella

Of every 100 households in Vella in 2011, 94 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vella · ■ Ramachandrapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 96%
- Toilet within the home 48% 53%
- No toilet (open defecation) 27% 32%
- Tap water 34% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 38%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 59%
- Use banking services 22% 22%
- Television 55% 59%
- Mobile phone 33% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 16%
- Own their home 85% 82%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Vella?

■ Vella · ■ Ramachandrapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1006 971
- Working population 40.0% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 183 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,585 (56%) · ■ Household industry 222 (8%) · ■ Other work 445 (16%) · ■ Marginal 397 (14%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ramachandrapuram
- Velampalem 9,901 people
- Draksharama 9,299 people
- Vegayammapeta 6,776 people
- Venkatayapalem 5,515 people
- Thotapeta 4,153 people
- Chodavaram 3,787 people

All 20 villages in Ramachandrapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Vella? 533255
- How far is Vella from Kakinada? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Vella? 7,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vella in? East Godavari district (Ramachandrapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Vella? 71.5% (Census 2011)

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