Velagapudi


Velagapudi is a neighbourhood and a part of the 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

History

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.

Demographics

, the town had a population of. Of the total population, males constitute and females are with a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. The population under 6 years of age are. The average literacy rate stands at 62.81 percent, with literates.

Transport

Velagapudi is located on the Vijayawada and Amaravathi route. APSRTC run buses provide transport services from Vijayawada and Guntur to Velagapudi.