Velagalapaya Population, Caste, Working Data Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Velagalapaya is a village situated in Ardhaveedu mandal of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 465 families residing in the village Velagalapaya. The total population of Velagalapaya is 1,809 out of which 920 are males and 889 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velagalapaya is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velagalapaya village is 222 which is 12% of the total population. There are 109 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velagalapaya is 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Velagalapaya village.

Population
1,809
Families
465
Literacy
48.2%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velagalapaya is 48.2%. Thus Velagalapaya village has lower literacy rate compared to 56.1% of Prakasam district. The male literacy rate is 62.27% and the female literacy rate is 33.51% in Velagalapaya village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Velagalapaya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Velagalapaya Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Velagalapaya village.

Total Male Female
Children 222 109 113
Literacy 48.2% 62.27% 33.51%
Scheduled Caste 352 179 173
Scheduled Tribe 390 199 191
Illiterate 1,044 415 629

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.6% of total population in Velagalapaya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velagalapaya village out of total population, 1,057 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,057 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 600 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 869 475 394
Cultivators 182 168 14
Agriculture Labourer 600 271 329
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 86 36 50
Marginal Workers 188 50 138
Non Working 752 395 357

Nearby Villages to Velagalapaya,

Below are the list of villages near Velagalapaya village in Ardhaveedu.

Village Population
Gannepalle 4,831
Magutur 2,422
Potti Basavai Palle 317
Kakarla 4,625
Peda Kandukur 2,868
Ayyavari Palle 434
Donakonda 2,028
Ardhaveedu 6,572
Bollu Palle 2,368
Papineni Palle 4,713

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