Velagathodu Population, Caste, Working Data East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Velagathodu is a village situated in Mandapeta mandal of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,440 families residing in the village Velagathodu. The total population of Velagathodu is 4,627 out of which 2,298 are males and 2,329 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velagathodu is 1,013.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velagathodu village is 462 which is 10% of the total population. There are 226 male children and 236 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velagathodu is 1,044 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,013) of Velagathodu village.

Population
4,627
Families
1,440
Literacy
62.69%
Sex Ratio
1,013

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velagathodu is 62.7%. Thus Velagathodu village has lower literacy rate compared to 63.8% of East Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 66.31% and the female literacy rate is 59.1% in Velagathodu village.

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

Velagathodu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 462 226 236
Literacy 62.69% 66.31% 59.1%
Scheduled Caste 804 391 413
Scheduled Tribe 29 16 13
Illiterate 2,016 924 1,092

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Velagathodu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velagathodu village out of total population, 2,015 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,015 workers engaged in Main Work, 203 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,386 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,900 1,348 552
Cultivators 203 199 4
Agriculture Labourer 1,386 909 477
Household Industries 22 16 6
Other Workers 289 224 65
Marginal Workers 115 54 61
Non Working 2,612 896 1,716

Nearby Villages to Velagathodu,

Below are the list of villages near Velagathodu village in Mandapeta.

Village Population
Meruipadu 859
Palathodu 2,584
Z.Medapadu 2,268
Ippanapadu 5,483
Chinadevarapudi 727
Tapeswaram 7,411
Dwarapudi 5,684
Yeditha 18,438
Vemulapalle 10,090
Arthamuru 6,326

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