Village · Somandepalle, Anantapur
# Kothapalle

Kothapalle is a village in Somandepalle sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 515122. The 2011 Census counted 583 people in 140 households, the 17th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.
- 583 people (2011)
- 140 households
- 59.3% literacy
- 515122 PIN code

## Kothapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kothapalle is 515122. Kothapalle falls in Somandepalle sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 515122
- Gram panchayat Nagecheruvu
- Community development block Somandepalle
- Census village code 595539

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kothapalle from nearby towns?
- Somandepalle (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ) 81 km by road
- Hindupur (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kothapalle?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Somandepalle
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Penukonda
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Somandepalle
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kothapalle known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and maize. About 5% of the 2,244 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kothapalle

Of every 100 households in Kothapalle in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothapalle · ■ Somandepalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 89%
- Toilet within the home 21% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 90%
- Tap water 51% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 93%
- Use banking services 79% 81%
- Television 49% 31%
- Mobile phone 42% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 27% 40%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kothapalle?

■ Kothapalle · ■ Somandepalle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.3% 56.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 591 898
- Working population 52.1% 55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 50.2% for women. 52% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 60 (20%) · ■ Household industry 56 (18%) · ■ Other work 36 (12%) · ■ Marginal 81 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Somandepalle
- Edulabalapuram 1,068 people
- Naginayanicheruvu 928 people
- Gudipalle 854 people
- Velagamakulapalle 602 people
- Chennapuram 453 people
- Bussaiahgaripalle 403 people

All 19 villages in Somandepalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kothapalle? 515122
- How far is Kothapalle from Anantapur? 81 km by road
- What is the population of Kothapalle? 583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothapalle in? Anantapur district (Somandepalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothapalle? 59.3% (Census 2011)

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