# Velagada Village, Ganguvarisigadam – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ganguvarisigadam, Srikakulam 

# Velagada

Velagada is a village in Ganguvarisigadam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532148**. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 195 households**, the 27th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 758people (2011)
- 195households
- 48.3%literacy
- 532148PIN code

## Velagada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velagada is 532148.** Velagada falls in Ganguvarisigadam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532148
- Gram panchayatVelagada
- Community development blockGanguvarisigadam
- Census village code581373

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velagada from nearby towns?

- G.Sigadam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)32 km by road
- Rajam (nearest town)20 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 Velagada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Velagada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Ponduru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Velagada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. About 39% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Velagada

Of every 100 households in Velagada in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velagada · ■ Ganguvarisigadam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**87%

Use banking services ****92%**

**52%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Velagada?

■ Velagada · ■ Ganguvarisigadam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.3%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**935

Working population ****54.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 42.2% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 182 (44%)

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 Ganguvarisigadam

- Palakhandyam920 people
- Seethubhimavaram869 people
- Mushinivalasa866 people
- Jagannadhapuram834 people
- Chandrayyapeta744 people
- Abothulapeta626 people
- Gedelapeta618 people
- Sarveswarapuram609 people

[All 43 villages in Ganguvarisigadam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ganguvarisigadam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velagada?532148
- How far is Velagada from Srikakulam?32 km by road
- What is the population of Velagada?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velagada in?Srikakulam district (Ganguvarisigadam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velagada?48.3% (Census 2011)