Velagapadu Population, Caste, Working Data West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Velagapadu is a village situated in T.Narasapuram mandal of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 804 families residing in the village Velagapadu. The total population of Velagapadu is 3,107 out of which 1,582 are males and 1,525 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velagapadu is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velagapadu village is 397 which is 13% of the total population. There are 192 male children and 205 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velagapadu is 1,068 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Velagapadu village.

Population
3,107
Families
804
Literacy
54.21%
Sex Ratio
964

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velagapadu is 54.2%. Thus Velagapadu village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.4% of West Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 59.64% and the female literacy rate is 48.48% in Velagapadu village.

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

Velagapadu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 397 192 205
Literacy 54.21% 59.64% 48.48%
Scheduled Caste 1,212 604 608
Scheduled Tribe 7 1 6
Illiterate 1,638 753 885

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Velagapadu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velagapadu village out of total population, 1,888 were engaged in work activities. 88.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,888 workers engaged in Main Work, 279 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,328 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,673 997 676
Cultivators 279 226 53
Agriculture Labourer 1,328 715 613
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 65 56 9
Marginal Workers 215 17 198
Non Working 1,219 568 651

Nearby Villages to Velagapadu,

Below are the list of villages near Velagapadu village in T.Narasapuram.

Village Population
Vallampatla 3,740
Kethavaram 1,645
Borrampalem 6,357
Bandamcherla 2,226
Ramannapalem 218
Gulapalle 305
Tirumaladevipeta 6,492
Rajupothepalle 1,807
Epigunta 2,778
Tedlam 1,012

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