# Kottam Village, Kotananduru, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kotananduru, East Godavari 

# Kottam

Kottam is a village in Kotananduru sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533407**. The 2011 Census counted **7,285 people in 1,966 households**, the 1st largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 7,285people (2011)
- 1,966households
- 57.6%literacy
- 533407PIN code

## Kottam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottam is 533407.** Kottam falls in Kotananduru sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533407
- Gram panchayatP.Kottam & K.Kottam
- Community development blockKotananduru
- Census village code586957

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

## How far is Kottam from nearby towns?

- Kotananduru (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tuni (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 Kottam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kottam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotananduru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotananduru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kottam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and cashew nut**. Products made here include cashewnut items. About 39% of the 1,838 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,013 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 Kottam

Of every 100 households in Kottam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kottam · ■ Kotananduru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****87%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****38%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**90%

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 Kottam?

■ Kottam · ■ Kotananduru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**937

Working population ****52.6%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 49.8% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 437 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,029 (53%) · **■** Household industry 388 (10%) · **■** Other work 413 (11%) · **■** Marginal 562 (15%)

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 Kotananduru

- Kotananduru6,013 people
- Allipudi4,990 people
- K. E. Chinnayyapalem4,203 people
- Indugapalle4,160 people

[All 16 villages in Kotananduru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/kotananduru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottam?533407
- How far is Kottam from Kakinada?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kottam?7,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottam in?East Godavari district (Kotananduru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kottam?57.6% (Census 2011)
