# Kotalam Village, Yadamarri, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Yadamarri, Chittoor 

# Kotalam

Kotalam is a village in Yadamarri sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517422**. The 2011 Census counted **2,001 people in 488 households**, the 9th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 2,001people (2011)
- 488households
- 66.1%literacy
- 517422PIN code

## Kotalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotalam is 517422.** Kotalam falls in Yadamarri sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517422
- Gram panchayatKotalam
- Community development blockYadamarri
- Census village code597062

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

## How far is Kotalam from nearby towns?

- Yadamarri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chittoor (nearest town)25 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 Kotalam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kotalam; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Yadamarri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kotalam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, sugar cane and paddy**. Products made here include gur. About 41% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kotalam

Of every 100 households in Kotalam in 2011, 81 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotalam · ■ Yadamarri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****54%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**20%

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

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**76%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****52%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Kotalam?

■ Kotalam · ■ Yadamarri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**925

Working population ****56.9%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 56.1% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 465 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (50%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (6%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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 Yadamarri

- Kukkalapalle3,213 people
- Madhavaram2,443 people
- Nadimpalle2,279 people
- Konapalle2,073 people
- Patrapalle1,929 people
- Kasiralla1,915 people
- Bhoomireddipalle1,892 people
- Majara Kothapalle1,680 people

[All 24 villages in Yadamarri](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/yadamarri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotalam?517422
- How far is Kotalam from Chittoor?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kotalam?2,001 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotalam in?Chittoor district (Yadamarri sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotalam?66.1% (Census 2011)
