# Velgonda Village, Veepangandla, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veepangandla/velgonda/ Village · Veepangandla, Mahbubnagar # Velgonda Velgonda is a village in Veepangandla sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,500 people in 582 households**, the 10th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 2,500people (2011) - 582households - 54.8%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Velgonda PIN code and other codes Velgonda falls in Veepangandla sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatVelgonda - Community development blockVeepangandla - Census village code576323 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velgonda from nearby towns? - Veepangandla (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)96 km by road - Wanaparthy (nearest town)40 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 Velgonda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Velgonda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●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 · Veepangandla - ○Degree college10+ km · Wanaparthy - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanaparthy - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Velgonda known for? The main crops are **paddy, jowar and ground nut**. About 17% of the 1,565 hectares of village land is sown, and 563 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 Velgonda Of every 100 households in Velgonda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Velgonda · ■ Veepangandla rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****11%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **83% Tap water ****59%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****26%** **40% Television ****37%** **41% Mobile phone ****68%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **25% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Velgonda? ■ Velgonda · ■ Veepangandla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **906 Working population ****56.1%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 43.3% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 423 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (41%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 261 (19%) · **■** Marginal 110 (8%) 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 Veepangandla - Peddamarur3,038 people - Sanginepalle2,976 people - Konduru2,613 people - Dagada2,558 people - Dagadapalle2,402 people - Govardhangiri2,003 people - Gopalapuram1,999 people - Miyapuram1,982 people [All 26 villages in Veepangandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/veepangandla/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Velgonda from Mahbubnagar?96 km by road - What is the population of Velgonda?2,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velgonda in?Mahbubnagar district (Veepangandla sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Velgonda?54.8% (Census 2011)