Village · Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor # Kothapalem Kothapalem is a village in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517640. The 2011 Census counted 801 people in 218 households, the 15th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 801 people (2011) - 218 households - 61.3% literacy - 517640 PIN code ## Kothapalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kothapalem is 517640. Kothapalem falls in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 517640 - Gram panchayat Kothapalem - Community development block Buchinaidu Kandriga - Census village code 595922 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kothapalem from nearby towns? - Buchinaidu Kandriga (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ) 120 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kothapalem? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Buchinaidu Kandriga - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Srikalahasti - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Srikalahasti - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kothapalem known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugar cane. About 25% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kothapalem Of every 100 households in Kothapalem in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kothapalem · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 93% - Toilet within the home 5% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 86% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 5% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 81% - Use banking services 97% 63% - Television 41% 54% - Mobile phone 43% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 34% 27% - Own their home 94% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kothapalem? ■ Kothapalem · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 65.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 1004 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 859 959 - Working population 46.4% 54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 55.3% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 166 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 40 (11%) · ■ Marginal 159 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Buchinaidu Kandriga - Kukkambakam 1,331 people - Parlapalle 1,012 people - Peddapalavedu 952 people - Vijayagopalapuram 876 people - Putteri 791 people - Nelavoy 717 people - Thimmabhupalapuram 618 people - Chinnayyagunta 600 people All 24 villages in Buchinaidu Kandriga ## Other places named Kothapalem - Kothapalem · Village, Renigunta, Chittoor · 4,555 people - Kothapalem · Village, Kota, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · 2,752 people - Kothapalem · Village, Thotapalligudur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore · 1,370 people - Kothapalem · Village, Bondapalle, Vizianagaram · 1,021 people - Kothapalem · Village, Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam · 577 people - Kothapalem · Village, Golugonda, Visakhapatnam · 286 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothapalem? 517640 - How far is Kothapalem from Chittoor? 120 km by road - What is the population of Kothapalem? 801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothapalem in? Chittoor district (Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kothapalem? 61.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/buchinaidu-kandriga/kothapalem/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.