# Kothuru Village, Tuni, East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Tuni, East Godavari 

# Kothuru

Kothuru is a village in Tuni sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **533401**. The 2011 Census counted **11,957 people in 2,776 households**, the 3rd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 11,957people (2011)
- 2,776households
- 57.4%literacy
- 533401PIN code

## Kothuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothuru is 533401.** Kothuru falls in Tuni sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code533401
- Gram panchayatKothuru
- Community development blockTuni
- Census village code586972

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

## How far is Kothuru from nearby towns?

- Tuni (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tuni (nearest town)5 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 Kothuru?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tuni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Kothuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and mango**. Products made here include cashewnut items. About 21% of the 2,211 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Kothuru

Of every 100 households in Kothuru in 2011, 89 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothuru · ■ Tuni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**66%

Tap water ****57%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**81%

Use banking services ****31%**

**28%

Television ****54%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****88%**

**88%

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 Kothuru?

■ Kothuru · ■ Tuni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**981

Working population ****40.4%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 55.0% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 281 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,377 (49%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,718 (36%) · **■** Marginal 438 (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 Tuni

- S. Annavaram13,190 people
- Tetagunta11,967 people
- D. Polavaram6,709 people
- Hamsavaram6,473 people
- N. Suravaram4,607 people
- K.O. Mallavaram4,394 people

[All 21 villages in Tuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/east-godavari/tuni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothuru?533401
- How far is Kothuru from Kakinada?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kothuru?11,957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothuru in?East Godavari district (Tuni sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothuru?57.4% (Census 2011)
