# Velgatur, Balkonda, Nizamabad – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Balkonda, Nizamabad 

# Velgatur

Velgatur is a village in [Balkonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/balkonda/) sub-district of [Nizamabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/) district, [Telangana](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/), PIN code **503219**. The 2011 Census counted **3,314 people in 830 households**, the 9th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 3,314people (2011)
- 830households
- 58.4%literacy
- 503219PIN code

## Velgatur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velgatur is 503219.** Velgatur falls in Balkonda sub-district, Nizamabad district, Telangana.

- PIN code503219
- Gram panchayatVelgatur
- Community development blockBalkonda
- Census village code570797

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

## How far is Velgatur from nearby towns?

- Balkonda (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nizamabad (district HQ)55 km by road
- Armur (nearest town)35 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 Velgatur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Velgatur; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mupkal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balkonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nizamabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Velgatur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and turmeric**. Products made here include beedies. About 43% of the 1,212 hectares of village land is sown, and 999 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 Velgatur

Of every 100 households in Velgatur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Velgatur · ■ Balkonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**55%

Tap water ****87%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**48%

Use banking services ****71%**

**62%

Television ****64%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

Own their home ****86%**

**79%

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 Velgatur?

■ Velgatur · ■ Balkonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**944

Working population ****56.8%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 47.0% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 510 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (29%) · **■** Household industry 347 (18%) · **■** Other work 419 (22%) · **■** Marginal 70 (4%)

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 Balkonda

- Renjarla4,471 people
- Kisannagar4,155 people
- Vannel Bashirabad3,903 people
- Chittapur3,401 people
- Kothapalle2,661 people
- Savel2,619 people
- Bussapur2,538 people
- Bodepalle2,131 people

[All 25 villages in Balkonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/nizamabad/balkonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velgatur?503219
- How far is Velgatur from Nizamabad?55 km by road
- What is the population of Velgatur?3,314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velgatur in?Nizamabad district (Balkonda sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Velgatur?58.4% (Census 2011)