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- LGD code
- 594283
- Pincode
- 518533
- Post office
- Velgode
- Population
- 23,048
- Households
- 5,424
- Literacy rate
- 59.6%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 10,399
- Distance to district centre
- 32 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 238 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 185 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nandyal · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr.Muneer Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Velgode compares
By population, Velgode ranks #1 of 8 villages in Velugodu mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
59.6%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Velgode
- 59.6%
- Velugodu mandal
- 57.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+3 vs mandal average
- Velgode
- 978
- Velugodu mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Velgode
- 4.2
- Velugodu mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Velgode at a glance
Velgode is a village of 23,048 people in 5,424 households (Census 2011) in Velugodu mandal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 8 villages in Velugodu mandal. Literacy is 60%, 3 points above the mandal average of 57% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Nandyal district centre, 26 km from Atmakur, the nearest town, 30 km from Nandyal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518533, served by Velgode post office; the LGD village code is 594283. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Srisailam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Budda Rajasekhar Reddy. The population is estimated at 25,099 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Velgodu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velgode · this village | 23,048 | 60% | — |
| Boyarevula · Velugodu | 3,040 | 57% | 3.5 km S |
| Abdullapuram · Velugodu | 2,836 | 55% | 4 km W |
| Gunthakandala · Velugodu | 2,830 | 49% | 5.9 km NW |
| Mothukur · Velugodu | 4,174 | 53% | 6.3 km S |
| Velpanur · Velugodu | 6,526 | 55% | 7 km W |
| Narayanapuram · Bandi Atmakur | 4,825 | 49% | 8 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Velgode
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 13
- Middle school
- 6
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 4
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NANDYAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 0
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VELGODE
- Total area (ha)
- 10,033
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 94
- Forest area (ha)
- 5,905.62
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Velgode
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Velgode
- LGD code
- 594283
- Pincode
- 518533
- Post office
- Velgode
- Population (Census 2011)
- 23,048
- Population (projected 2026)
- 25,099
- Households
- 5,424
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 59.6%
- Coordinates
- 15.71925°N, 78.57265°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nandyal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srisailam
- Member of Parliament
- Byreddy Shabari
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Budda Rajasekhar Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Velugodu
- Nearest PHC
- Vamsi Homeo Clinic (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Velgode
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati238 kmcapital
- Hyderabad185 km
- Bengaluru323 km
- Chennai346 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNandyal30 km
- Bus stopVelugodu X Roads Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCDr.Muneer Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankBOB33 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
- CollegeGovernment Juniour College53 km
- Police stationpolice quarters25 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Velugodu X Roads Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Dr.Muneer Hospitalunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518533
Villages near Velgode
Other villages in Velugodu mandal
View all 7 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)