Vetapalem is a census town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

[3] As of 2011[update] India census,[4] Vetapalem had a population of 38,671.

Vetapalem gram panchayat is the local self-government of the town.

[5] The elected members of the gram panchayat are headed by a sarpanch.

[7][8] Schools use English and Telugu as the medium of instruction.