# Kothapalle Village, Gokavaram, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gokavaram, East Godavari 

# Kothapalle

Kothapalle is a village in Gokavaram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533285**. The 2011 Census counted **14,926 people in 4,378 households**, the 2nd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 14,926people (2011)
- 4,378households
- 58.4%literacy
- 533285PIN code

## Kothapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothapalle is 533285.** Kothapalle falls in Gokavaram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533285
- Gram panchayatKothapalle
- Community development blockGokavaram
- Census village code587224

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

## How far is Kothapalle from nearby towns?

- Gokavaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)54 km by road
- Rajahmundry (nearest town)36 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 Kothapalle?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gokavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korukonda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kothapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and maize**. Products made here include sugar and rice. About 84% of the 3,150 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,294 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 Kothapalle

Of every 100 households in Kothapalle in 2011, 92 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kothapalle · ■ Gokavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****84%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**83%

Use banking services ****11%**

**35%

Television ****54%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****87%**

**85%

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 Kothapalle?

■ Kothapalle · ■ Gokavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**998

Working population ****43.2%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 61% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,161 (65%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 952 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,071 (17%)

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 Gokavaram

- Gokavaram16,389 people
- Rampa Yerrampalem6,961 people
- Mallavaram5,492 people
- Gummalladuddi5,241 people
- Tirumalayapalem5,013 people

[All 15 villages in Gokavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/gokavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothapalle?533285
- How far is Kothapalle from Kakinada?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kothapalle?14,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothapalle in?East Godavari district (Gokavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothapalle?58.4% (Census 2011)
