# Velkatta Village, Kalwakurthy, Mahbubnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Kalwakurthy, Mahbubnagar 

# Velkatta

Velkatta is a village in Kalwakurthy sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 355 households**, the 10th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 1,596people (2011)
- 355households
- 47.4%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Velkatta PIN code and other codes

Velkatta falls in Kalwakurthy sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.

- Community development blockKalwakurthy
- Census village code575576

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

## How far is Velkatta from nearby towns?

- Kalwakurthy (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (district HQ)74 km by road
- Mahbubnagar (nearest town)74 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 Velkatta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Velkatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalwakurthy
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Velkatta known for?

The main crops are **jowar, paddy and ground nut**. About 43% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Velkatta

Of every 100 households in Velkatta in 2011, 82 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Velkatta · ■ Kalwakurthy rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**68%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****45%**

**54%

Television ****37%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Velkatta?

■ Velkatta · ■ Kalwakurthy rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**1006

Working population ****60.2%**

**57.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 36.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 405 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (9%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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 Kalwakurthy

- Jillella2,277 people
- Gundur2,249 people
- Thotapalle1,887 people
- Mukural1,655 people
- Lingasanipalle1,591 people
- Kurmidda1,532 people
- Venkatapoor1,253 people
- Vepur1,198 people

[All 17 villages in Kalwakurthy](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/kalwakurthy/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Velkatta from Mahbubnagar?74 km by road
- What is the population of Velkatta?1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velkatta in?Mahbubnagar district (Kalwakurthy sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Velkatta?47.4% (Census 2011)