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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Velagapudi<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = te<br />
| other_name = <br />
| settlement_type = [[Village]]<br />
| image_skyline = Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Andhra Pradesh Secretariat<br />
| nickname = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|16.526526|N|80.510951|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Thullur mandal|Thullur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]]<br />
| leader_title = <br />
| leader_name = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=27 December 2015|page=14,258|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
| area_total_km2 = 8.09<br />
| area_rank = <br />
| population_total = 2688<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 522 503<br />
| area_code = +91–8645<br />
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]<br />
| registration_plate = AP-09, AP10, AP11<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Velagapudi''' is a [[Village]] in [[Guntur district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{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|access-date=6 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 May 2016}}</ref> It was a village in [[Thullur mandal]] of [[Guntur district]], prior to its denotification as [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayat]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{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}}</ref> Velagapudi is also the home to the temporary [[Andhra Pradesh Secretariat|Secretariat of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
{{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 are {{formatnum:260}}. The literacy rate stands at 62.81 percent, with {{formatnum:1525}} literates.<ref name=census /><br />
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== Transport ==<br />
[[File:Velagapudi Main Road.jpg|thumb|left|Velagapudi main road]]<br />
Velagapudi is located on the [[Vijayawada]] and [[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravathi]] route. [[APSRTC]] run buses provide transport services from [[Vijayawada]] and [[Guntur]] to Velagapudi.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Amaravati]]<br />
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