| Vetapalem | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 15.78°N 80.32°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bapatla |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Vetapalem |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.14 |
| Population Total: | 38,671 |
| 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: | 523187 |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
Vetapalem is a census town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] It is the mandal headquarters of Vetapalem mandal in Chirala revenue division.[3] vetapalem has one famous library "Saraswatha Library". Also Vetapalem is famous for its Cashew processing Industry.
India census,[4] 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.
Vetapalem gram panchayat is the local self-government of the town.[5] The elected members of the gram panchayat are headed by a sarpanch.[6]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[7] [8] Schools use English and Telugu as the medium of instruction.
