Vetapalem is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
in
Bapatla district
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarter is Bapatla. The district is formed from part of erstwhile Prakasam district and part of erstwhile ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is the mandal headquarters of Vetapalem mandal in
Ongole revenue division
Ongole revenue division (or Ongole division) is an administrative division in the Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 12 mandals under its administration ...
.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, 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
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 bod ...
is the
local self-government
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of the town. The elected members of the gram panchayat are headed 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 ...
.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.
Schools use English and Telugu as the medium of instruction.
References
{{Prakasam district
Census towns in Andhra Pradesh
Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district