Village · Ardhaveedu, Prakasam # Velagalapaya Velagalapaya is a village in Ardhaveedu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523333. The 2011 Census counted 1,809 people in 465 households, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 1,809 people (2011) - 465 households - 48.2% literacy - 523333 PIN code ## Velagalapaya PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Velagalapaya is 523333. Velagalapaya falls in Ardhaveedu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523333 - Gram panchayat Velagalapaya - Community development block Ardhaveedu - Census village code 590868 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Velagalapaya from nearby towns? - Ardhaveedu (sub-district HQ) 55 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 150 km by road - Markapur (nearest town) 68 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Velagalapaya? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Velagalapaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Cumbum - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Cumbum - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kandulapuram - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 18 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 Velagalapaya known for? The main crops are cotton, castor and chillies. About 18% of the 3,489 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Velagalapaya Of every 100 households in Velagalapaya in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velagalapaya · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 87% - Toilet within the home 10% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 71% - Tap water 49% 75% - Drinking water within premises 3% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88% - Use banking services 61% 71% - Television 26% 43% - Mobile phone 29% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 52% 33% - Own their home 93% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Velagalapaya? ■ Velagalapaya · ■ Ardhaveedu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 48.2% 59.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1037 927 - Working population 58.4% 52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.3% for men and 33.5% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 182 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 600 (57%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 86 (8%) · ■ Marginal 188 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ardhaveedu - Peda Kandukur 2,868 people - Magutur 2,422 people - Bollu Palle 2,368 people - Donakonda 2,028 people - Ayyavari Palle 434 people - Potti Basavai Palle 317 people All 13 villages in Ardhaveedu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagalapaya? 523333 - How far is Velagalapaya from Ongole? 150 km by road - What is the population of Velagalapaya? 1,809 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagalapaya in? Prakasam district (Ardhaveedu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velagalapaya? 48.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ardhaveedu/velagalapaya/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.