Velagapudi is a neighbourhood in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a part of Urban Notified Area of Amaravati. It was a village in Thullur Mandal of Guntur district before its denotification as Gram Panchayat. Velagapudi is also the home to the interim Secretariat of Andhra Pradesh.
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.
Demographics Census of India, the town had a population of . Of the total population, males constitute and females are , with a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. The population under 6 years of age is . The literacy rate stands at 62.81 percent, with literates.
Transport
Velagapudi is located on the Vijayawada and Amaravathi route. APSRTC runs buses that provide transport services from Vijayawada and Guntur to Velagapudi.
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