Vetapalem
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vetapalem
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.78|N|80.32|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Bapatla
| subdivision_type3 = Mandal
| subdivision_name3 = Vetapalem
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 11.14
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| population_total = 38,671
| population_as_of = 2011
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| 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 = PIN
| postal_code = 523187
| registration_plate = AP
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Vetapalem is a census town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web|title=Name of Urban Agglomeration and its State constituent Units-2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2-vol2/data_files/AP/Chapter_I.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=9 July 2017|page=23|format=PDF}} It is the mandal headquarters of Vetapalem mandal in Ongole revenue division.{{cite web |title=Prakasam District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2015|pages=142,175|format=PDF}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011}} 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}} Vetapalem had a population of 38,671. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Vetapalem had an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 68%, and female literacy was 50%. In Vetapalem, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Government and politics
Vetapalem gram panchayat is the local self-government of the town.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/28/stories/2003072803240500.htm|website=The Hindu|title=Kunderu drain cries for attention|date=2003-07-28|access-date=2016-04-10}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The elected members of the gram panchayat are headed by a sarpanch.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDoppmCmeqUC|title=Citizen Participation in Rural Development|last=Seetharam|first=Mukkavilli|date=1990-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170992271|language=en}}
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archive-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Schools use English and Telugu as the medium of instruction.
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