# Velagapuram Village, Seethampeta, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Seethampeta, Srikakulam 

# Velagapuram

Velagapuram is a village in Seethampeta sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532460**. The 2011 Census counted **346 people in 80 households**, the 56th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 346people (2011)
- 80households
- 38.0%literacy
- 532460PIN code

## Velagapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velagapuram is 532460.** Velagapuram falls in Seethampeta sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532460
- Gram panchayatPedapolla
- Community development blockSeethampeta
- Census village code579971

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

## How far is Velagapuram from nearby towns?

- Seethampeta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)49 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 Velagapuram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Velagapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Donubai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Veeraghattam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seethampeta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Velagapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Velagapuram

Of every 100 households in Velagapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velagapuram · ■ Seethampeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**74%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****85%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Velagapuram?

■ Velagapuram · ■ Seethampeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.0%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**1008

Working population ****68.2%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.7% for men and 26.8% for women. 70% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (61%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 79 (33%)

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 Seethampeta

- Samarelli368 people
- Vambarilli364 people
- Manapuram357 people
- Ponjada353 people
- Jayapuram340 people
- Jilledupadu337 people
- Vandrajola330 people
- Thottadi318 people

[All 118 villages in Seethampeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/seethampeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velagapuram?532460
- How far is Velagapuram from Srikakulam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Velagapuram?346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velagapuram in?Srikakulam district (Seethampeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velagapuram?38.0% (Census 2011)