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Velagalapadu Population - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Velagalapadu is a medium size village located in Ananthagiri Mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh with total 51 families residing. The Velagalapadu village has population of 241 of which 115 are males while 126 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Velagalapadu village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 6.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Velagalapadu village is 1096 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Velagalapadu as per census is 1500, higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

Velagalapadu village has lower literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Velagalapadu village was 61.50 % compared to 67.02 % of Andhra Pradesh. In Velagalapadu Male literacy stands at 65.14 % while female literacy rate was 58.12 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Velagalapadu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Velagalapadu village.

Velagalapadu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 51 - -
Population 241 115 126
Child (0-6) 15 6 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 219 105 114
Literacy 61.50 % 65.14 % 58.12 %
Total Workers 129 59 70
Main Worker 70 - -
Marginal Worker 59 3 56

Caste Factor

In Velagalapadu village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 90.87 % of total population in Velagalapadu village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Velagalapadu village of Visakhapatnam.

Work Profile

In Velagalapadu village out of total population, 129 were engaged in work activities. 54.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 129 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourer.