# Velagalapalem Village, Koyyuru, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Koyyuru, Visakhapatnam 

# Velagalapalem

Velagalapalem is a village in Koyyuru sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531084**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 94 households**, the 53rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 277people (2011)
- 94households
- 48.8%literacy
- 531084PIN code

## Velagalapalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velagalapalem is 531084.** Velagalapalem falls in Koyyuru sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531084
- Gram panchayatVelagalapalem
- Community development blockKoyyuru
- Census village code585633

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

## How far is Velagalapalem from nearby towns?

- Koyyuru (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)95 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)50 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 Velagalapalem?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koyyuru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visakhapatnam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Velagalapalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cashew nut and black gram**. About 32% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Velagalapalem

Of every 100 households in Velagalapalem in 2011, 77 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Velagalapalem · ■ Koyyuru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**25%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**57%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Velagalapalem?

■ Velagalapalem · ■ Koyyuru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**966

Working population ****75.8%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 33.6% for women. 76% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 50 (24%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 149 (71%)

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 Koyyuru

- Gummadimanupalem303 people
- Kinaparthi295 people
- Marriwada295 people
- Pittalapadu285 people
- Ramannapalem272 people
- Tulabada271 people
- Garimanda268 people
- Mulapeta262 people

[All 162 villages in Koyyuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/koyyuru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velagalapalem?531084
- How far is Velagalapalem from Visakhapatnam?95 km by road
- What is the population of Velagalapalem?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velagalapalem in?Visakhapatnam district (Koyyuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Velagalapalem?48.8% (Census 2011)