Valasapalle (Telugu: వలస్పల్లి; lit/eng term. 'Migration Village') is a village in Chittoor district of the

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. The village is also a major exporter of farmed goods for the Madanapalle revenue division. The village has vast farmlands that are used to produce many crops; with rural settlements still being present. It is located away from the city of

Madanapalle Madanapalle is a town in Annamayya Rajampeta district and Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one if the largest city in the District. It is a Selection Grade Municipal City Council and located in Mada ...

. During certain times of the year, the village attracts visitors due to it being located in relatively close proximity to the prominent Boyakonda Gangamma pilgrimage site.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Valasapalle has a population of 4,171. The overall literacy rate for the village was 68.86%, of which 76.41% Males and 60.70% females were literate.

Languages

The main dialect of the village is

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, with some of the population speaking

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; along with

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Religion

The main religion of the area is

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, followed by Islam and

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

Governance and politics

Valasapalle is a

Gram Panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

village and is governed by a

sarpanch A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...

whom is elected by a cabinet of

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's, these cabinet members serve for a period of 5 years.

Transport

Roads

The villages main road is its namesake ''Valasapalli Rd.''

Bus

The village has a local bus stop (Nadigadda Bus Stop).

Rail

The closest

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is Madanapalle Railway Station, which is located away.

Climate

Source : ''Climate''

References

{{Reflist Villages in Chittoor district