Velagapudi
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velagapudi
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| native_name_lang = te
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Aerial view of Velagapudi Village.jpg
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| image_caption = Aerial view of Velagapudi
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|31|34|N|80|30|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = Mandal
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_name2 = Guntur
| subdivision_name3 = Thullur
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| governing_body = Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 8.09
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| population_total = 2688
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 522 237
| area_code = +91–8645
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = AP-07, AP08, AP39, AP40
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| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
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Velagapudi is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite news|title=New Andhra capital Amaravati to compete for Smart City tag|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/New-Andhra-capital-Amaravati-to-compete-for-Smart-City-tag/2016/05/25/article3450012.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526185229/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/New-Andhra-capital-Amaravati-to-compete-for-Smart-City-tag/2016/05/25/article3450012.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2016|access-date=6 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 May 2016}} It was a village in Thullur Mandal of Guntur district before its denotification as Gram Panchayat.{{cite web|title=Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area–Revised orders|url=http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14142015MAUD_MS141.PDF|website=Andhra Nation|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|access-date=21 February 2016|format=PDF|date=22 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624181012/http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14142015MAUD_MS141.PDF|archive-date=24 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Velagapudi is also the home to the temporary Secretariat of Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-lays-foundation-for-temporary-secretariat/article8248231.ece|title=Naidu lays foundation for temporary secretariat|last=Rao|first=G. v r Subba|date=2016-02-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
History
King Ganapati Deva of Kakatiya Dynasty, who ruled between 1199 AD and 1261 AD, had gifted the two villages of Velagapudi and Mandadam to Sivacharya, spiritual preceptor of Golaki Matham at Mandadam.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/13th-century-inscription-found-neglected/article7216127.ece|title=13th century inscription found neglected|last=Jonathan|first=P. Samuel|date=2015-05-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-02|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011}} Census of India, the town had a population of {{formatnum:2688}}. Of the total population, males constitute {{formatnum:1346}} and females are {{formatnum:1342}}, with a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. The population under 6 years of age is {{formatnum:260}}. The literacy rate stands at 62.81 percent, with {{formatnum:1525}} literates.
Transport
Velagapudi is located on the Vijayawada and Amaravathi route. APSRTC runs buses that provide transport services from Vijayawada and Guntur to Velagapudi.