Village · Pithapuram, East Godavari
# B. Kothuru

B. Kothuru is a village in Pithapuram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533431. The 2011 Census counted 1,832 people in 486 households, the 18th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 1,832 people (2011)
- 486 households
- 60.7% literacy
- 533431 PIN code

## B. Kothuru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of B. Kothuru is 533431. B. Kothuru falls in Pithapuram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533431
- Gram panchayat B.Kothuru
- Community development block Pithapuram
- Census village code 587452

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

## How far is B. Kothuru from nearby towns?
- Pithapuram (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Pithapuram (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in B. Kothuru?

14 services counted by the Census are inside B. Kothuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pithapuram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pithapuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kakinada
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 16 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 B. Kothuru known for?

The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 58% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in B. Kothuru

Of every 100 households in B. Kothuru in 2011, 93 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ B. Kothuru · ■ Pithapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 93% 92%
- Toilet within the home 31% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 34%
- Tap water 97% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 43% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 18%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 78%
- Use banking services 12% 27%
- Television 50% 56%
- Mobile phone 40% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 20%
- Own their home 94% 88%

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

## What is the population of B. Kothuru?

■ B. Kothuru · ■ Pithapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1047 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1356 964
- Working population 42.8% 39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 59.2% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 117 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 512 (65%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 34 (4%) · ■ Marginal 117 (15%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pithapuram
- Agraharam 2,711 people
- Madhavapuram 2,452 people
- Gokivada 2,009 people
- Fakruddinpalem 1,854 people
- Navakandravada 1,678 people
- Jamulapalle 1,510 people
- Govindarajupalem 442 people
- Jagapathirajapuram 433 people

All 25 villages in Pithapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of B. Kothuru? 533431
- How far is B. Kothuru from Kakinada? 35 km by road
- What is the population of B. Kothuru? 1,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is B. Kothuru in? East Godavari district (Pithapuram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of B. Kothuru? 60.7% (Census 2011)

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