# Motakothuru Village, Santhipuram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Santhipuram, Chittoor 

# Motakothuru

Motakothuru is a village in Santhipuram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517423**. The 2011 Census counted **2,293 people in 504 households**, the 7th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,293people (2011)
- 504households
- 77.7%literacy
- 517423PIN code

## Motakothuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Motakothuru is 517423.** Motakothuru falls in Santhipuram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517423
- Gram panchayatKenamakulapalle&Chenguballa
- Community development blockSanthipuram
- Census village code596813

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

## How far is Motakothuru from nearby towns?

- Santhipuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)98 km by road
- Kolar (nearest town)16 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 Motakothuru?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Motakothuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Santhipuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thumsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Motakothuru known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and beans**. About 38% of the 508 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Motakothuru

Of every 100 households in Motakothuru in 2011, 96 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Motakothuru · ■ Santhipuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****96%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****67%**

**58%

Television ****66%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Motakothuru?

■ Motakothuru · ■ Santhipuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**914

Working population ****54.5%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 68.4% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 818 (65%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (8%) · **■** Marginal 117 (9%)

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 Santhipuram

- Donkumanipalle3,102 people
- Muddanapalle2,929 people
- Morasanapalle2,597 people
- Gundusettipalle2,364 people
- Krishnapuram1,928 people
- Gesikapalle1,807 people
- Redlapalle1,799 people
- Kenamakulapalle1,779 people

[All 60 villages in Santhipuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/santhipuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Motakothuru?517423
- How far is Motakothuru from Chittoor?98 km by road
- What is the population of Motakothuru?2,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Motakothuru in?Chittoor district (Santhipuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Motakothuru?77.7% (Census 2011)