# Kothalam Village, Madakasira, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Madakasira, Anantapur 

# Kothalam

Kothalam is a village in Madakasira sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515301**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 86 households**, the 17th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 350people (2011)
- 86households
- 62.8%literacy
- 515301PIN code

## Kothalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothalam is 515301.** Kothalam falls in Madakasira sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515301
- Gram panchayatChandakacherla
- Community development blockMadakasira
- Census village code595351

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

## How far is Kothalam from nearby towns?

- Madakasira (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)127 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town)40 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 Kothalam?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kothalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madakasira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madakasira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madakasira
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kothalam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, bengal gram and paddy**. About 85% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Kothalam

Of every 100 households in Kothalam in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kothalam · ■ Madakasira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****56%**

**67%

Television ****18%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**37%

Own their home ****94%**

**90%

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 Kothalam?

■ Kothalam · ■ Madakasira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**980

Working population ****59.4%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (48%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 46 (22%)

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 Madakasira

- C.Kodigepalle2,202 people
- Chathram1,815 people
- Mallinayakanahalli496 people
- Upparlahalli454 people
- Jadrahalli229 people
- Karesankanahalli168 people

[All 20 villages in Madakasira](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/madakasira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothalam?515301
- How far is Kothalam from Anantapur?127 km by road
- What is the population of Kothalam?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothalam in?Anantapur district (Madakasira sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothalam?62.8% (Census 2011)