Vepagunta
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vepagunta
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline = File:Visakhapatnam from Simhachalam hill.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Vepagunta area from Simhachalam Hill
| pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Visakhapatnam
| coordinates = {{coord|17.77987|N|83.213925|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Visakhapatnam
| established_title =
| established_date = B.C 143
| founder = lovely
| named_for =
| government_type = people's government
| governing_body = Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_total = 26881
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code = 530047
| registration_plate =
| website =
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}}
Vepagunta is a suburb in Visakhapatnam city. It comes under Pendurthi revenue division.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} Vepagunta had a population of 26,881. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Vepagunta has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Vepagunta, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transport
;APSRTC routes:
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| Route Number
!Start !End !Via |
|---|
| 28K/28A
|Kothavalasa/Pendurthi |Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta |
| 28J
|RK Beach |Sujatha Nagar |Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Railway Station, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta |
| 28C
|RK Beach |Chintalagraharam |Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Gurudwara, Birla Junction, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta |
| 28P
|RK Beach |Pinagadi |Jagadamba Centre, RTC Complex, Gurudwara, Birla Junction, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta |
| 333K
|Town Kotharoad |K.Kotapad |Town Kotharoad, Convent Junction, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pinagadi |
| 300C/300M
|RTC Complex |Chodavaram/Madugula |Railway Newcolony, Kancharapalem, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Sabbavaram |
| 555
|RTC Complex |Chodavaram |Gurudwara, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Sabbavaram |
| 55K
|Scindia |Kothavalasa |Malkapuram, Sriharipuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta |
| 541
|Maddilapalem |Kothavalasa |Gurudwara, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pendurthi |
| 12D
|RTC Complex |Devarapalle |Gurudwara, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pendurthi, Kothavalasa |