# Velagaleru Village, Penumantra, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/penumantra/velagaleru/ Village · Penumantra, West Godavari # Velagaleru Velagaleru is a village in Penumantra sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 653 households**, the 12th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 2,193people (2011) - 653households - 83.4%literacy - 534126PIN code ## Velagaleru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velagaleru is 534126.** Velagaleru falls in Penumantra sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534126 - Gram panchayatVelagaleru - Community development blockPenumantra - Census village code588650 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velagaleru from nearby towns? - Penumantra (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)90 km by road - Palacole (nearest town)12 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 Velagaleru? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Velagaleru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marteru - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Marteru - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Marteru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Velagaleru known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Velagaleru Of every 100 households in Velagaleru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velagaleru · ■ Penumantra rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****77%** **64% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **11% Tap water ****47%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **52% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **45% Use banking services ****55%** **54% Television ****58%** **61% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **16% Own their home ****68%** **77% 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 Velagaleru? ■ Velagaleru · ■ Penumantra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **935 Working population ****39.5%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 81.0% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (48%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (33%) · **■** Marginal 76 (9%) 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 Penumantra - Mallipudi3,045 people - Nattarameswaram2,657 people - Somarajuillindalaparru2,512 people - Nelamuru2,416 people - Oduru2,124 people - Satyavaram1,682 people - Bhatlamagutur1,540 people - Koyyetipadu1,405 people [All 16 villages in Penumantra](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/penumantra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagaleru?534126 - How far is Velagaleru from Eluru?90 km by road - What is the population of Velagaleru?2,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagaleru in?West Godavari district (Penumantra sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velagaleru?83.4% (Census 2011)