# Vellaturu, Ponnaluru, Prakasam – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/vellaturu/ Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam # Vellaturu Vellaturu is a village in [Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/) sub-district of [Prakasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/) district, [Andhra Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/), PIN code **523109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,428 people in 308 households**, the 12th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 1,428people (2011) - 308households - 60.2%literacy - 523109PIN code ## Vellaturu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellaturu is 523109.** Vellaturu falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523109 - Gram panchayatVellaturu - Community development blockPonnaluru - Census village code591406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellaturu from nearby towns? - Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)50 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)10 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 Vellaturu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Vellaturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ponnaluru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Vellaturu known for? The main crops are **tobacco and bengal gram**. About 31% of the 1,478 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Vellaturu Of every 100 households in Vellaturu in 2011, 77 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellaturu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****23%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****51%** **58% Television ****36%** **44% Mobile phone ****74%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****20%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Vellaturu? ■ Vellaturu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **927 Working population ****45.9%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 51.2% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 271 (41%) 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 Ponnaluru - Chouta Palem1,784 people - Singara Botla Palem1,758 people - Muppalla1,705 people - Malepadu1,590 people - Rajolupadu1,357 people - Pedavenkanna Palem1,283 people - Lingam Gunta1,137 people - Uppala Dinne1,113 people [All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/) ## Other places named Vellaturu - Vellaturu · Village, Bhattiprolu, Guntur · 5,956 people - Vellaturu · Village, G.Konduru, Krishna · 4,617 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellaturu?523109 - How far is Vellaturu from Ongole?50 km by road - What is the population of Vellaturu?1,428 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellaturu in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vellaturu?60.2% (Census 2011)