Vellaturu | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 16°29′32″N 80°00′32″E / 16.49222°N 80.00889°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Bapatla |
Mandal | Bhattiprolu |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayati raj |
• Body | Vellaturu Gram Panchayat |
Area | |
• Total | 641 ha (1,584 acres) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 5,956 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 522xxx |
Area code | +91– |
Vehicle registration | AP |
Vellaturu is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the located in Bhattiprolu mandal of Tenali revenue division.[2]
Vellaturu is situated to the east of the mandal headquarters, Bhattiprolu,[4] at 16°29′32″N 80°00′32″E / 16.49222°N 80.00889°E. It is spread over an area of 641 ha (1,580 acres).[2]
As of 2011[update] census of India, the total number of households in the village were 1,848. It had a total population of 5,956, which includes 2,995 males, 2,961 females and 494 children in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 64.37% with 3,516 literates.[3]
Vellaturu gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[5] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[6]
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 7 schools. These schools include 3 private and 4 Zilla/Mandal Parishad.[7]