# Velapi Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka)

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Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura 

# Velapi

Velapi is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,044 people in 235 households**, the 82nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,044people (2011)
- 235households
- 62.2%literacy
- 561208PIN code

## Velapi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velapi is 561208.** Velapi falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561208
- Gram panchayatMyalya
- Community development blockGauribidanur
- Census village code623273

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

## How far is Velapi from nearby towns?

- Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Gauribidanur (nearest town)20 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 Velapi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Velapi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gauribidanur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Velapi known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 76% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Velapi

Of every 100 households in Velapi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velapi · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**71%

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

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****72%**

**52%

Television ****21%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Velapi?

■ Velapi · ■ Gauribidanur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**955

Working population ****55.2%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 54.9% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 259 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (19%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 163 (28%)

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 Gauribidanur

- Gowdagere1,087 people
- Bychapura1,075 people
- Chikkahosahalli1,055 people
- Belathur1,050 people
- Vychakurahalli1,033 people
- Kanaganakoppa999 people
- Guttenahalli998 people
- Rayanakallu987 people

[All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velapi?561208
- How far is Velapi from Chikkaballapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Velapi?1,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velapi in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Velapi?62.2% (Census 2011)