Village · Kaligiri, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Velagapadu Velagapadu is a village in Kaligiri sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524234. The 2011 Census counted 1,640 people in 448 households, the 9th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 1,640 people (2011) - 448 households - 68.0% literacy - 524234 PIN code ## Velagapadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Velagapadu is 524234. Velagapadu falls in Kaligiri sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524234 - Gram panchayat Velagapadu - Community development block Kaligiri - Census village code 591747 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Velagapadu from nearby towns? - Kaligiri (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 64 km by road - Kavali (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Velagapadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Velagapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic 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 - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kaligiri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vinjamur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells - 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 Velagapadu known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and green gram. About 49% of the 2,066 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Velagapadu Of every 100 households in Velagapadu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velagapadu · ■ Kaligiri rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 93% - Toilet within the home 32% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 72% - Tap water 90% 64% - Drinking water within premises 48% 35% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 37% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 82% - Use banking services 61% 58% - Television 60% 57% - Mobile phone 60% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 26% 24% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Velagapadu? ■ Velagapadu · ■ Kaligiri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 63.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 966 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 893 - Working population 50.8% 55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 55.8% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 338 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 351 (42%) · ■ Other work 76 (9%) · ■ Marginal 68 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kaligiri - Gudladona 2,756 people - Krakuturu 2,472 people - Thellapadu 1,848 people - Ananthapuram 1,743 people - Lakshmipuram 1,594 people - Veeranakollu 1,533 people - Kummarakonduru 1,410 people - Siddana Konduru 1,409 people All 20 villages in Kaligiri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagapadu? 524234 - How far is Velagapadu from Nellore? 64 km by road - What is the population of Velagapadu? 1,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagapadu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Kaligiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velagapadu? 68.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/kaligiri/velagapadu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.