# Velpuru Village, Tanuku, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/tanuku/velpuru/ Village · Tanuku, West Godavari # Velpuru Velpuru is a village in Tanuku sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534222**. The 2011 Census counted **22,768 people in 6,781 households**, the 1st largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 22,768people (2011) - 6,781households - 78.3%literacy - 534222PIN code ## Velpuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velpuru is 534222.** Velpuru falls in Tanuku sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534222 - Gram panchayatVelpuru,Erraicheruvu&Mahalakshmicheruvu - Community development blockTanuku - Census village code588547 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velpuru from nearby towns? - Tanuku (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)75 km by road - Tanuku (nearest town)5 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 Velpuru? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Velpuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tanuku - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tanuku - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pydiparru - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 12 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 Velpuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 73% of the 832 hectares of village land is sown, and 601 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 Velpuru Of every 100 households in Velpuru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Velpuru · ■ Tanuku rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****72%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **10% Tap water ****46%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **42% Use banking services ****41%** **40% Television ****62%** **61% Mobile phone ****43%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****70%** **74% 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 Velpuru? ■ Velpuru · ■ Tanuku rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058** **980 Working population ****42.1%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 76.0% for women. 64% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 588 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,798 (50%) · **■** Household industry 474 (5%) · **■** Other work 3,020 (32%) · **■** Marginal 702 (7%) 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 Tanuku - Duvva13,596 people - Pydiparru10,089 people - Mandapaka8,454 people - Tetali7,215 people [All 8 villages in Tanuku](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/tanuku/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velpuru?534222 - How far is Velpuru from Eluru?75 km by road - What is the population of Velpuru?22,768 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velpuru in?West Godavari district (Tanuku sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velpuru?78.3% (Census 2011)