Village · Penagalur, Y.S.R. # Velagacherla Velagacherla is a village in Penagalur sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516127. The 2011 Census counted 1,636 people in 418 households, the 9th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 1,636 people (2011) - 418 households - 60.7% literacy - 516127 PIN code ## Velagacherla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Velagacherla is 516127. Velagacherla falls in Penagalur sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 516127 - Gram panchayat Kondur - Community development block Penagalur - Census village code 593606 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Velagacherla from nearby towns? - Penagalur (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Kadapa (district HQ) 89 km by road - Rajampet (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Velagacherla? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Velagacherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Penagalur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajampet - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajampet - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Velagacherla known for? The main crops are paddy, red gram and banana. About 4% of the 2,054 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Velagacherla Of every 100 households in Velagacherla in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velagacherla · ■ Penagalur rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 92% - Toilet within the home 13% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 70% - Tap water 98% 92% - Drinking water within premises 56% 37% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 84% - Use banking services 70% 60% - Television 44% 50% - Mobile phone 56% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 26% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Velagacherla? ■ Velagacherla · ■ Penagalur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 62.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 976 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 676 969 - Working population 52.9% 47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 58% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 85 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 310 (36%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 72 (8%) · ■ Marginal 397 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Penagalur - Nallapureddipalle 2,293 people - Indlur 2,201 people - Kondur 1,844 people - Narayana Nellore 1,693 people - Siddavaram 1,278 people - Kambalakunta 1,253 people - Thirunampalle 1,217 people - Narasingarajupuram 1,195 people All 29 villages in Penagalur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velagacherla? 516127 - How far is Velagacherla from Kadapa? 89 km by road - What is the population of Velagacherla? 1,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velagacherla in? Y.S.R. district (Penagalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Velagacherla? 60.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/y-s-r/penagalur/velagacherla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.