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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 589743
- Pincode
- 521132
- Post office
- Kodali
- Population
- 1,489
- Households
- 504
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 819
- Distance to district centre
- 20 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 46 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 289 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhattiprolu · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Challapalli Government Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velivolu compares
By population, Velivolu ranks #10 of 12 villages in Challapalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.3%
−5.8% vs mandal average
- Velivolu
- 62.3%
- Challapalli mandal
- 68.1%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+27 vs mandal average
- Velivolu
- 1,040
- Challapalli mandal
- 1,013
Household size
people per home
3.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Velivolu
- 3.0
- Challapalli mandal
- 3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velivolu at a glance
Velivolu is a village of 1,489 people in 504 households (Census 2011) in Challapalli mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 12 villages in Challapalli mandal. Literacy is 62%, 6 points below the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Krishna district centre, 7 km from Challapalle, the nearest town, 11 km from Bhattiprolu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521132, served by Kodali post office; the LGD village code is 589743. The nearest hospital or health centre is Challapalli Government Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 1,622 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Velivolu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velivolu · this village | 1,489 | 62% | — |
| Cheedepudi · Challapalli | 0 | — | 1.3 km SW |
| China Kallepalle · Ghantasala | 1,244 | 64% | 1.9 km NE |
| Vemulapalle · Ghantasala | 964 | 64% | 1.9 km E |
| Nimmagadda · Challapalli | 822 | 61% | 2 km SE |
| Yarlagadda · Challapalli | 1,640 | 62% | 3 km SE |
| Yarlagadda · Y. Ramavaram | 544 | 65% | 3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velivolu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MACHILIPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VELIVOLU
- Total area (ha)
- 353
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 293
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velivolu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Velivolu
- LGD code
- 589743
- Pincode
- 521132
- Post office
- Kodali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,489
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,622
- Households
- 504
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Coordinates
- 16.15617°N, 80.87488°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Avanigadda
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Buddhaprasad Mandali
- Block / Mandal
- Challapalli
Getting there
How to reach Velivolu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati46 kmcapital
- Hyderabad289 km
- Chennai348 km
- Bengaluru500 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhattiprolu11 km
- Bus stopKodali Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCChallapalli Government Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
- CollegeMANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RO B ED D ED COLLAGE15 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station20 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521132
Villages near Velivolu
Other villages in Challapalli mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)