# Kowtaram Village, Gudlavalleru, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gudlavalleru, Krishna 

# Kowtaram

Kowtaram is a village in Gudlavalleru sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521331**. The 2011 Census counted **7,170 people in 2,013 households**, the 2nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 7,170people (2011)
- 2,013households
- 70.9%literacy
- 521331PIN code

## Kowtaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kowtaram is 521331.** Kowtaram falls in Gudlavalleru sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521331
- Gram panchayatKowtaram
- Community development blockGudlavalleru
- Census village code589613

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

## How far is Kowtaram from nearby towns?

- Gudlavalleru (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)21 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)13 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 Kowtaram?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Kowtaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudlavalleru
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gudlavalleru
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gudlavalleru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Kowtaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 80% of the 1,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,081 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 Kowtaram

Of every 100 households in Kowtaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kowtaram · ■ Gudlavalleru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**40%

Tap water ****15%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**53%

Use banking services ****55%**

**59%

Television ****61%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****74%**

**80%

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 Kowtaram?

■ Kowtaram · ■ Gudlavalleru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**896

Working population ****54.4%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,468 (63%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 649 (17%) · **■** Marginal 601 (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 Gudlavalleru

- Gudlavalleru10,491 people
- Dokiparru5,909 people
- Vadlamannadu4,316 people
- Angaluru4,234 people
- Vinnakota3,382 people

[All 24 villages in Gudlavalleru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gudlavalleru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kowtaram?521331
- How far is Kowtaram from Machilipatnam?21 km by road
- What is the population of Kowtaram?7,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kowtaram in?Krishna district (Gudlavalleru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kowtaram?70.9% (Census 2011)
