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	{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=July 2018}}
	{{Infobox settlement		{{Infobox settlement
	\| name = Velagapudi		\| name = Velagapudi
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| native_name_lang = te		\| native_name_lang = te
	\| other_name =		\| other_name =
	\| settlement_type = [[~~Neighbourhood~~]]		\| settlement_type = [[Village]]
	\| image_skyline = ~~Velagapudi~~.jpg		\| image_skyline = Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.jpg
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| image_caption = ~~Velagapudi Sign Board~~		\| image_caption = Andhra Pradesh Secretariat
	\| nickname =		\| nickname =
	\| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh		\| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
	\| pushpin_label_position = right		\| pushpin_label_position = right
	\| pushpin_map_alt =		\| pushpin_map_alt =
	\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India		\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|16.526526\|N\|80.510951\|E\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|16.526526\|N\|80.510951\|E\|display=inline,title}}
	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = [[India]]		\| subdivision_name = [[India]]
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]
	\| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]		\| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district\|Guntur]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district\|Guntur]]
	\| subdivision_name3 = [[Thullur mandal\|Thullur]]		\| subdivision_name3 = [[Thullur mandal\|Thullur]]
	\| established_title = <!-- Established -->		\| established_title = <!-- Established -->
	\| established_date =		\| established_date =
	\| founder =		\| founder =
	\| named_for =		\| named_for =
	\| government_type =		\| government_type =
	\| governing_body = [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]]		\| governing_body = [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]]
	\| leader_title =		\| leader_title =
	\| leader_name =		\| leader_name =
	\| unit_pref = Metric		\| unit_pref = Metric
	\| 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>		\| 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>
	\| area_total_km2 = 8.09		\| area_total_km2 = 8.09
	\| area_rank =		\| area_rank =
	\| population_total = 2688		\| population_total = 2688
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\| population_footnotes =		\| population_footnotes =
	\| population_density_km2 = auto		\| population_density_km2 = auto
	\| population_rank =		\| population_rank =
	\| population_demonym =		\| population_demonym =
	\| demographics_type1 = Languages		\| demographics_type1 = Languages
	\| demographics1_title1 = Official		\| demographics1_title1 = Official
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +5:30		\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
	\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]		\| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number\|PIN]]
	\| postal_code = 522 503		\| postal_code = 522 503
	\| area_code = +91–8645		\| area_code = +91–8645
	\| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India\|Telephone code]]		\| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India\|Telephone code]]
	\| registration_plate = AP-09, AP10, AP11		\| registration_plate = AP-09, AP10, AP11
	\| website =		\| website =
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	\| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]		\| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]
	}}		}}

	'''Velagapudi''' is a [[~~neighbourhood~~]] ~~and a part of the Urban Notified Area of~~ [[~~Amaravati (state capital)\|Amaravati~~]]~~, the state capital~~ 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>		'''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>

	== History ==		== History ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velagapudi
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Neighbourhood]]
| image_skyline = Velagapudi.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Velagapudi Sign Board
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.526526|N|80.510951|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Thullur mandal|Thullur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]]
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| 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>
| area_total_km2 = 8.09
| area_rank =
| population_total = 2688
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 522 503
| area_code = +91–8645
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| registration_plate = AP-09, AP10, AP11
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
}}

'''Velagapudi''' is a [[neighbourhood]] and a part of the Urban Notified Area of [[Amaravati (state capital)|Amaravati]], the state capital 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>

== 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.<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>

== 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 are {{formatnum:260}}. The literacy rate stands at 62.81 percent, with {{formatnum:1525}} literates.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
[[File:Velagapudi Main Road.jpg|thumb|left|Velagapudi main road]]
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.

== References ==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Amaravati]]

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