Village · Doravarisatram, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Velukadu

Velukadu is a village in Doravarisatram sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524123. The 2011 Census counted 550 people in 175 households, the 22nd largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.
- 550 people (2011)
- 175 households
- 63.4% literacy
- 524123 PIN code

## Velukadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Velukadu is 524123. Velukadu falls in Doravarisatram sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524123
- Gram panchayat Meejuru
- Community development block Doravarisatram
- Census village code 592701

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Velukadu from nearby towns?
- Doravarisatram (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 103 km by road
- Gudur (nearest town) 65 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Velukadu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Velukadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sullurpeta
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sullurpeta
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tada
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 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 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 Velukadu known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 8% of the 1,045 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Velukadu

Of every 100 households in Velukadu in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velukadu · ■ Doravarisatram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 61% 84%
- Toilet within the home 2% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 91%
- Tap water 1% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 64% 51%
- Television 36% 51%
- Mobile phone 10% 46%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 60% 32%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Velukadu?

■ Velukadu · ■ Doravarisatram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.4% 62.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1045 985
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 947
- Working population 37.5% 51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 59.0% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 129 (63%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 74 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Doravarisatram
- Minamanamudi 739 people
- Meezuru 708 people
- Vetagiripalem 612 people
- Thogaramudi 589 people
- Anepudi 541 people
- Modugulapalem 540 people
- Chandanamudi 503 people
- Surapu Agraharam 489 people

All 45 villages in Doravarisatram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Velukadu? 524123
- How far is Velukadu from Nellore? 103 km by road
- What is the population of Velukadu? 550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velukadu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Doravarisatram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velukadu? 63.4% (Census 2011)

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