# Korthikota Village, Tanakal, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Tanakal, Anantapur 

# Korthikota

Korthikota is a village in Tanakal sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515571**. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 231 households**, the 14th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 895people (2011)
- 231households
- 51.6%literacy
- 515571PIN code

## Korthikota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korthikota is 515571.** Korthikota falls in Tanakal sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515571
- Gram panchayatKorthikota
- Community development blockTanakal
- Census village code595483

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

## How far is Korthikota from nearby towns?

- Tanakal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)135 km by road
- Kadiri (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 Korthikota?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tanakal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kadiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tanakal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Korthikota known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 47% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Korthikota

Of every 100 households in Korthikota in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korthikota · ■ Tanakal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****56%**

**70%

Television ****40%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Korthikota?

■ Korthikota · ■ Tanakal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.6%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**1028

Working population ****59.7%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.2% for men and 37.3% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (71%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Tanakal

- Malreddipalle1,425 people
- Mundlavaripalle1,318 people
- Kotapalle1,276 people
- Chinnaramannagaripalle1,235 people
- Danduvaripalle447 people
- Venkatrayanipalle350 people
- Agraharampalle228 people
- Maddinayanipalem105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korthikota?515571
- How far is Korthikota from Anantapur?135 km by road
- What is the population of Korthikota?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korthikota in?Anantapur district (Tanakal sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Korthikota?51.6% (Census 2011)
