# Kotanka Village, Garladinne, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Garladinne, Anantapur 

# Kotanka

Kotanka is a village in Garladinne sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515731**. The 2011 Census counted **2,225 people in 580 households**, the 8th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 2,225people (2011)
- 580households
- 61.0%literacy
- 515731PIN code

## Kotanka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotanka is 515731.** Kotanka falls in Garladinne sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515731
- Gram panchayatKotanka
- Community development blockGarladinne
- Census village code594990

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kotanka from nearby towns?

- Garladinne (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Anantapur (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kotanka?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kotanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garladinne
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garladinne
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotanka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and orange**. Products made here include clothes work. About 31% of the 1,789 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kotanka

Of every 100 households in Kotanka in 2011, 99 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotanka · ■ Garladinne rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**62%

Television ****74%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kotanka?

■ Kotanka · ■ Garladinne rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**906

Working population ****61.8%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 521 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 623 (45%) · **■** Household industry 70 (5%) · **■** Other work 104 (8%) · **■** Marginal 58 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garladinne

- Penakacherla4,792 people
- Yerraguntla4,780 people
- Illuru3,388 people
- Krishnapuram2,942 people
- Koppalakonda1,886 people
- Kalluru1,841 people
- Kanampalle1,818 people
- Muntimadugu1,723 people

[All 18 villages in Garladinne](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/garladinne/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotanka?515731
- How far is Kotanka from Anantapur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kotanka?2,225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotanka in?Anantapur district (Garladinne sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotanka?61.0% (Census 2011)
