Village · Chillakur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Vellapalem Vellapalem is a village in Chillakur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524412. The 2011 Census counted 1,241 people in 442 households, the 16th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%. - 1,241 people (2011) - 442 households - 34.7% literacy - 524412 PIN code ## Vellapalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vellapalem is 524412. Vellapalem falls in Chillakur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524412 - Gram panchayat Pallamala - Community development block Chillakur - Census village code 592514 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vellapalem from nearby towns? - Chillakur (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 62 km by road - Gudur (nearest town) 29 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vellapalem? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vellapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chillakur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gudur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gudur - ○ 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 - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vellapalem known for? The main crops are paddy. About 45% of the 1,188 hectares of village land is sown, and 499 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vellapalem Of every 100 households in Vellapalem in 2011, 65 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vellapalem · ■ Chillakur rural average - Electricity for lighting 65% 84% - Toilet within the home 1% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 84% - Tap water 3% 54% - Drinking water within premises 54% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 89% - Use banking services 44% 49% - Television 54% 58% - Mobile phone 26% 43% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 28% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vellapalem? ■ Vellapalem · ■ Chillakur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 34.7% 59.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 673 976 - Working population 61.9% 51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.0% for men and 33.5% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 683 (89%) · ■ Other work 24 (3%) · ■ Marginal 17 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chillakur - Ballavolu 1,830 people - Vallipadu 1,698 people - Budanam 1,605 people - Turpu Kanupur 1,359 people - Ankulapaturu 1,009 people - Kalava Konda 1,007 people - Pallamala 957 people - Ponnavolu 785 people All 30 villages in Chillakur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellapalem? 524412 - How far is Vellapalem from Nellore? 62 km by road - What is the population of Vellapalem? 1,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellapalem in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Chillakur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vellapalem? 34.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/chillakur/vellapalem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.