| Velagalapalli | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.0108°N 80.9909°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Godavari |
| Parts Type: | Mandal |
| Parts: | Chintalapudi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 21 |
| Population Total: | 1500 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 534461 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08823 |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map of village |
Velagalapalli is a village located in Chintalapudi Mandal of West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Velagalapalli is located at 17.0107869°N 80.9909319°E. It is elevation 21 meters above sea level.Velagalapalli has a vast area of forest land, which starts from the Velgalapalli outcuts and stretches to Lingapalem Mandal. In Velagalapalli forest have a holy hill called Pothuraju Hill, also known as ‘’’Pothuraju Gattu’’’(పోతురాజు గట్టు). Lord Pothuraju situated on this hill. Guardian Lord Pothuraju is an Avatar of lord Vishnu.
Pragadavaram (2 km), Errampally (4 km), Chintalapudi (7 km), Lingapalem (6 km), Fathimapuram (1 km) are the nearby villages to Velagalapalli. Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Jangareddygudem, and Nuzvid are the nearby cities to Velagalapalli.
Velagalapalli is surrounded by Lingapalem Mandal towards South, Chatrai Mandal towards west, T.Narasapuram Mandal towards East. Velagalapalli is on the border of the West Godavari District and Krishna District. Krishna District Chatrai is west towards the village.
Velagalapalli people are mainly dependent on agriculture. Mainly rice, cotton, tobacco, chilly, corn fields, turmeric. Agriculture is the main occupation of people living in Velagalapalli. some of the crops grown in this region include paddy, vegetables, groundnut, mango, lime, etc., Other occupation in Velagalapalli includes the priests, carpenters, blacksmiths, barbers, weavers, potters, oil pressers, leatherworkers, sweepers, water bearers and many others.
Civic administration
Velagalapalli comes under Pragadavaram Gram panchayat.
Politics
Velagalapalli is a part of Chintalapudi Assembly constituency for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.It is also a part of Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)
Velagalapalli is easily accessed by road from Chintalapudi and Eluru. APSRTC is running buses from Chintalapudi and Eluru to Velagalapalli. The nearest railway station to Velagalapalli is Eluru and the nearest airports are Vijayawada airport. Rajahmundry Airport, Visakhapatnam airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Hyderabad.
Neighborhood picnic and tourist places of this village are NagireddyGudem Water Dam(Tammileru) Appx.5 km far from village, Guntupalli Caves Buddhist Caves, Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Kolleru Lake 15 km from Eluru, Papi Hills near Polavaram, Polavaram Project, Pattiseema.
Velagalapalli has following temples and churches:
The lifestyle of the village has a mixture of both urban and rural elements. Velagalapalli residents wear both Indian style and Western-style clothing. The most common traditional clothing for women is a Saree and Dhoti for men.