# Kotala Village, Chandragiri, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Chandragiri, Chittoor 

# Kotala

Kotala is a village in Chandragiri sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,668 people in 517 households**, the 12th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,668people (2011)
- 517households
- 72.1%literacy
- 517102PIN code

## Kotala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotala is 517102.** Kotala falls in Chandragiri sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517102
- Gram panchayatKotala
- Community development blockChandragiri
- Census village code596023

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

## How far is Kotala from nearby towns?

- Chandragiri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tirupati (nearest town)20 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 Kotala?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kotala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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 school10+ km · Chandragiri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arepalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandragiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Kotala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 41% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Kotala

Of every 100 households in Kotala in 2011, 85 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotala · ■ Chandragiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**96%

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

**47%

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

**53%

Tap water ****94%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**50%

Use banking services ****60%**

**74%

Television ****57%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**81%

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 Kotala?

■ Kotala · ■ Chandragiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1263**

**932

Working population ****48.5%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 63.1% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 250 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (46%) · **■** Other work 175 (22%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Chandragiri

- Ithepalle2,017 people
- Narasinga Puram1,983 people
- Sanambatla1,880 people
- Mungilipattukothapalle1,749 people
- Ramireddi Palle1,310 people
- Pullaiahgari Palle1,232 people
- Sesha Puram1,189 people
- Agarala1,025 people

[All 23 villages in Chandragiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/chandragiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotala?517102
- How far is Kotala from Chittoor?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kotala?1,668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotala in?Chittoor district (Chandragiri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotala?72.1% (Census 2011)
