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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 594228
- Pincode
- 518216
- Post office
- Veldurthi
- Population
- 17,890
- Households
- 3,830
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 8,564
- Distance to district centre
- 39 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 309 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 212 km
- Nearest railway station
- Veldurti · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government General Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Veldurthi compares
By population, Veldurthi ranks #1 of 16 villages in Veldurthy mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
+4.4% vs mandal average
- Veldurthi
- 52.2%
- Veldurthy mandal
- 47.8%
- Kurnool district
- 52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+55 vs mandal average
- Veldurthi
- 1,032
- Veldurthy mandal
- 977
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Veldurthi
- 4.7
- Veldurthy mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Veldurthi at a glance
Veldurthi is a village of 17,890 people in 3,830 households (Census 2011) in Veldurthy mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 16 villages in Veldurthy mandal. Literacy is 52%, 4 points above the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Kurnool district centre, 18 km from Dhone, the nearest town, under 1 km from Veldurti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518216, served by Veldurthi post office; the LGD village code is 594228. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government General Hospital, 12 km away. The village votes in Pattikonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.E. Shyam Kumar. The population is estimated at 21,092 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veldurthi · this village | 17,890 | 52% | — |
| Narlapuram · Veldurthy | 2,375 | 56% | 1.9 km N |
| Cherukulapadu · Srikalahasti | 80 | 49% | 3.8 km W |
| Cherukulapadu · Veldurthy | 4,121 | 40% | 3.8 km W |
| Mallepalle · Veldurthy | 2,595 | 43% | 5.3 km N |
| Thogarchedu · Krishnagiri | 2,285 | 42% | 5.3 km W |
| Sho.Boyanapalle · Veldurthy | 1,712 | 39% | 6.7 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Veldurthi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DHONE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VELDURTHI,RATNAPALLE&MADARPURAM
- Total area (ha)
- 4,900
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 448
- Forest area (ha)
- 675.44
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Veldurthi
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Key facts — Veldurthi
- LGD code
- 594228
- Pincode
- 518216
- Post office
- Veldurthi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 17,890
- Population (projected 2026)
- 21,092
- Households
- 3,830
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Coordinates
- 15.55326°N, 77.92920°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kurnool
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pattikonda
- Member of Parliament
- Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.E. Shyam Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Veldurthy
- Nearest railway station
- Veldurti (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Veldurthi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati309 kmcapital
- Hyderabad212 km
- Bengaluru289 km
- Chennai373 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVeldurti<1 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Old Bus Stand , Veldurthy<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment General Hospital12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India18 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeApswrs& junior college for girls16 km
- Police stationAPSP- 2 Betallion32 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- APSRTC Old Bus Stand , Veldurthyunder 1 km
- Railway station
- Veldurtiunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oilunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Veldurthi
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Brhamagundam TempleTemple4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518216
- GovardhanagiriVeldurthy mandal6,397 pop
- AmakathaduKrishnagiri mandal5,126 pop
- CherukulapaduVeldurthy mandal4,121 pop
- LaxminagaramVeldurthy mandal4,017 pop
- MallepalleVeldurthy mandal2,595 pop
- TallagokulapaduKrishnagiri mandal2,468 pop
- NarlapuramVeldurthy mandal2,375 pop
- ThogarcheduKrishnagiri mandal2,285 pop
- BukkapuramVeldurthy mandal1,461 pop
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Villages near Veldurthi
Other villages in Veldurthy mandal
View all 15 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)