# Velpuru Village, Kankipadu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kankipadu/velpuru/ Village · Kankipadu, Krishna # Velpuru Velpuru is a village in Kankipadu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,230 people in 642 households**, the 11th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%. - 2,230people (2011) - 642households - 73.2%literacy - 521104PIN code ## Velpuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velpuru is 521104.** Velpuru falls in Kankipadu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521104 - Gram panchayatVelpuru - Community development blockKankipadu - Census village code589485 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velpuru from nearby towns? - Kankipadu (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)59 km by road - Vijayawada (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 Velpuru? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Velpuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudavalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Vijayawada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Velpuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. Products made here include rice. About 74% of the 789 hectares of village land is sown, and 581 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 Velpuru Of every 100 households in Velpuru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velpuru · ■ Kankipadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****50%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **33% Tap water ****38%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **42% Use banking services ****56%** **50% Television ****63%** **63% Mobile phone ****43%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **18% Own their home ****88%** **81% 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 Velpuru? ■ Velpuru · ■ Kankipadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **76.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **1004 Working population ****55.1%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 848 (69%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 227 (18%) · **■** Marginal 111 (9%) 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 Kankipadu - Kunderu3,065 people - Madduru3,019 people - Prodduturu2,441 people - Manthena2,347 people - Neppalle1,949 people - Konathanapadu1,681 people - Davuluru1,490 people - Chalivendrapalem1,043 people [All 18 villages in Kankipadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kankipadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velpuru?521104 - How far is Velpuru from Machilipatnam?59 km by road - What is the population of Velpuru?2,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velpuru in?Krishna district (Kankipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velpuru?73.2% (Census 2011)