Village · Tangutur, Prakasam # Velagapudi Velagapudi is a village in Tangutur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523272. The 2011 Census counted 972 people in 228 households, the 14th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 972 people (2011) - 228 households - 57.5% literacy - 523272 PIN code ## Velagapudi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Velagapudi is 523272. Velagapudi falls in Tangutur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523272 - Gram panchayat Velagapudi - Community development block Tangutur - Census village code 591368 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Velagapudi from nearby towns? - Ongole (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 20 km by road - Ongole (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Velagapudi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Velagapudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tangutur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ongole - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ongole - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Velagapudi known for? The main crops are bengal gram and tobacco. About 58% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Velagapudi Of every 100 households in Velagapudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velagapudi · ■ Tangutur rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 93% - Toilet within the home 41% 44% - No toilet (open defecation) 59% 54% - Tap water 99% 62% - Drinking water within premises 90% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 60% - Use banking services 45% 60% - Television 63% 63% - Mobile phone 57% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 18% 20% - Own their home 94% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Velagapudi? ■ Velagapudi · ■ Tangutur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.5% 66.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1023 892 - Working population 56.1% 52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.1% for men and 47.0% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 310 (57%) · ■ Other work 63 (12%) · ■ Marginal 142 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tangutur - Turupunaidupalem 1,913 people - Mallavar Padu 1,823 people - Jayavaram 1,627 people - Vasepallepadu 1,044 people All 17 villages in Tangutur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagapudi? 523272 - How far is Velagapudi from Ongole? 20 km by road - What is the population of Velagapudi? 972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagapudi in? Prakasam district (Tangutur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velagapudi? 57.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tangutur/velagapudi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.