Village · Gangadhara Nellore, Chittoor
# Kotrakona

Kotrakona is a village in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517125. The 2011 Census counted 2,281 people in 585 households, the 13th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.
- 2,281 people (2011)
- 585 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 517125 PIN code

## Kotrakona PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kotrakona is 517125. Kotrakona falls in Gangadhara Nellore sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 517125
- Gram panchayat Kotrakona
- Community development block Gangadhara Nellore
- Census village code 596665

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

## How far is Kotrakona from nearby towns?
- Gangadhara Nellore (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ) 9 km by road
- Chittoor (nearest town) 9 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kotrakona?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kotrakona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gangadhara Nellore
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chittoor
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotrakona known for?

The main crops are sugar cane, ground nut and paddy. Products made here include jaggery. About 39% of the 963 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kotrakona

Of every 100 households in Kotrakona in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotrakona · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 93%
- Toilet within the home 14% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 88%
- Tap water 46% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 28% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 83%
- Use banking services 56% 70%
- Television 60% 46%
- Mobile phone 58% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 24% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 27%
- Own their home 93% 95%

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

## What is the population of Kotrakona?

■ Kotrakona · ■ Gangadhara Nellore rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 74.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 893
- Working population 36.9% 45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 191 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 380 (45%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 192 (23%) · ■ Marginal 71 (8%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gangadhara Nellore
- Peddakalva 2,673 people
- Vezzupalle 2,598 people
- Mukkelathuru 2,352 people
- Bukkapatnam 2,320 people
- Kotagaram 2,108 people
- Kalijavedu 1,834 people
- Mahadevamangalam 1,816 people
- Agaramangalam 1,772 people

All 35 villages in Gangadhara Nellore

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kotrakona? 517125
- How far is Kotrakona from Chittoor? 9 km by road
- What is the population of Kotrakona? 2,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotrakona in? Chittoor district (Gangadhara Nellore sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotrakona? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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