Village · Samalkota, East Godavari # Vetlapalem Vetlapalem is a village in Samalkota sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533434. The 2011 Census counted 15,757 people in 4,769 households, the 1st largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 15,757 people (2011) - 4,769 households - 64.9% literacy - 533434 PIN code ## Vetlapalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vetlapalem is 533434. Vetlapalem falls in Samalkota sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 533434 - Gram panchayat Vetlapalem - Community development block Samalkota - Census village code 587437 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vetlapalem from nearby towns? - Samalkota (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Kakinada (district HQ) 20 km by road - Samalkot (nearest town) 6 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vetlapalem? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Vetlapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt · 3 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 3 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank 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 · Samalkota - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Samalkota - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Samalkota - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vetlapalem known for? The main crops are paddy and sago. Products made here include rice and clothes. About 70% of the 1,967 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,371 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vetlapalem Of every 100 households in Vetlapalem in 2011, 93 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vetlapalem · ■ Samalkota rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 95% - Toilet within the home 54% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 25% - Tap water 95% 81% - Drinking water within premises 48% 33% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 65% - Use banking services 30% 21% - Television 58% 60% - Mobile phone 35% 39% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 20% 16% - Own their home 79% 84% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vetlapalem? ■ Vetlapalem · ■ Samalkota rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.9% 65.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1050 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1009 980 - Working population 42.8% 41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 62.9% for women. 64% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 743 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 4,194 (62%) · ■ Household industry 89 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,083 (16%) · ■ Marginal 629 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Samalkota - G. Medapadu 9,692 people - Panasapadu 8,994 people - Pedabrahmadevam 7,469 people - Madhavapatnam 7,098 people All 17 villages in Samalkota ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vetlapalem? 533434 - How far is Vetlapalem from Kakinada? 20 km by road - What is the population of Vetlapalem? 15,757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vetlapalem in? East Godavari district (Samalkota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vetlapalem? 64.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/samalkota/vetlapalem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.