Village · Sankhavaram, East Godavari
# Velangi

Velangi is a village in Sankhavaram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533446. The 2011 Census counted 603 people in 188 households, the 13th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.
- 603 people (2011)
- 188 households
- 56.3% literacy
- 533446 PIN code

## Velangi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Velangi is 533446. Velangi falls in Sankhavaram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533446
- Gram panchayat Velangi
- Community development block Sankhavaram
- Census village code 587026

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

## How far is Velangi from nearby towns?
- Sankhavaram (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Pithapuram (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Velangi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sankhavaram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Annavaram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jaggampeta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 16 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 Velangi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 96% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Velangi

Of every 100 households in Velangi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velangi · ■ Sankhavaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 82%
- Toilet within the home 3% 37%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 48%
- Tap water 0% 66%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 81%
- Use banking services 3% 51%
- Television 13% 50%
- Mobile phone 5% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 83% 27%
- Own their home 98% 86%

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

## What is the population of Velangi?

■ Velangi · ■ Sankhavaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 59.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1042 979
- Working population 65.2% 41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 55.8% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 12 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (7%) · ■ Other work 23 (6%) · ■ Marginal 329 (84%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sankhavaram
- Seethayampeta 1,170 people
- Gowrampeta 1,105 people
- Vazrakutam 942 people
- Srungadhara 650 people
- Atchampeta 524 people
- Jaggampeta 505 people
- Vadrevu Venkatapuram 441 people
- Yarakapuram 436 people

All 31 villages in Sankhavaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Velangi? 533446
- How far is Velangi from Kakinada? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Velangi? 603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velangi in? East Godavari district (Sankhavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velangi? 56.3% (Census 2011)

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