Velagapudi
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Velagapudi వెలగపూడి |
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Velagapudi Sign Board
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 Velagapudi
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| Coordinates: 16°20′28″N 80°18′13″E / 16.3412°N 80.3037°ECoordinates: 16°20′28″N 80°18′13″E / 16.3412°N 80.3037°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Mandal | Thullur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,688 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 522 503 |
| Telephone code | +91–8645 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-07 |
Velagapudi is a neighbourhood and a part of Urban Notified Area of Amaravati, the state capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat. Velagapudi is also the home to the temporary Secretariat of Andhra Pradesh.
King Ganapati Deva of Kakatiya Dynasty who ruled between 1199 AD to 1261AD had gifted the two villages of Velagapudi and Mandadam to Sivacharya, spiritual preceptor of Golaki Matham at Mandadam.
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the town had a population of 2,688. Of the total population, males constitute 1,346 and females are 1,342 with a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. The population under 6 years of age are 260. The average literacy rate stands at 62.81 percent, with 1,525 literates.
Velagapudi is located on the Vijayawada and Amaravathi route. APSRTC run buses provide transport services from Vijayawada and Guntur to Velagapudi.
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