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- LGD code
- 593228
- Pincode
- 516349
- Post office
- Vemula
- Population
- 4,704
- Households
- 1,273
- Literacy rate
- 50.6%
- Sex ratio
- 968 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,626
- Distance to district centre
- 51 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 349 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 171 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kalasamudram · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dinesh Medical Centre · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velpula compares
By population, Velpula ranks #1 of 12 villages in Vemula mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
50.6%
−5.8% vs mandal average
- Velpula
- 50.6%
- Vemula mandal
- 56.4%
- Y.S.R. district
- 59.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+5 vs mandal average
- Velpula
- 968
- Vemula mandal
- 963
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Velpula
- 3.7
- Vemula mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velpula at a glance
Velpula is a village of 4,704 people in 1,273 households (Census 2011) in Vemula mandal, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 12 villages in Vemula mandal. Literacy is 51%, 6 points below the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Y.S.R. district centre, 14 km from Talupula, the nearest town, 25 km from Kalasamudram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 516349, served by Vemula post office; the LGD village code is 593228. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dinesh Medical Centre, 7 km away. The village votes in Pulivendla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ys Jagan Mohan Reddy. The population is estimated at 5,123 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velpula · this village | 4,704 | 51% | — |
| Boggudupalli · Pulivendula | — | — | 3.7 km N |
| Peddajutur · Vemula | 2,330 | 62% | 4.5 km NE |
| Vemula · Vemula | 4,437 | 61% | 5.5 km E |
| Meedipentla · Vemula | 3,176 | 46% | 6.3 km SE |
| Bakarapuram · Pulivendula | — | — | 6.4 km NW |
| Chintalajutur · Vemula | 1,499 | 52% | 6.5 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velpula
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 5
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PULIVENDLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 67
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VELPULA,KANAMKINDAKOTTALA& MOBBUCHINTALAPALLE
- Total area (ha)
- 3,330
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 323.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velpula
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Key facts — Velpula
- LGD code
- 593228
- Pincode
- 516349
- Post office
- Vemula
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,704
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,123
- Households
- 1,273
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 968
- Literacy rate
- 50.6%
- Coordinates
- 14.36619°N, 78.27098°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kadapa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pulivendla
- Member of Parliament
- Y. S. Avinash Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ys Jagan Mohan Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Vemula
Getting there
How to reach Velpula
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati349 kmcapital
- Bengaluru171 km
- Chennai259 km
- Hyderabad336 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKalasamudram25 km
- Bus stopRachakuntapalle Village Cross Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCDinesh Medical Centre7 km
- ATM / bankBank Of Baroda31 km
- Petrol pumpHP7 km
- CollegeLoyola Degree College7 km
- Police stationVemula Police Station6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Rachakuntapalle Village Cross Bus Stopunder 1 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Velpula
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 516349
Villages near Velpula
Other villages in Vemula mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)