# Kotcherla Village, Kalidindi, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kalidindi/kotcherla/ Village · Kalidindi, Krishna # Kotcherla Kotcherla is a village in Kalidindi sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521343**. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 359 households**, the 13th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,231people (2011) - 359households - 62.1%literacy - 521343PIN code ## Kotcherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotcherla is 521343.** Kotcherla falls in Kalidindi sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521343 - Gram panchayatKotcherla - Community development blockKalidindi - Census village code589364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotcherla from nearby towns? - Kalidindi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)60 km by road - Gudivada (nearest town)30 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 Kotcherla? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kotcherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korukollu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalidindi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhimavaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kotcherla known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Kotcherla Of every 100 households in Kotcherla in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotcherla · ■ Kalidindi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****36%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **51% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **68% Use banking services ****40%** **42% Television ****33%** **55% Mobile phone ****25%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **21% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kotcherla? ■ Kotcherla · ■ Kalidindi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1327** **951 Working population ****56.9%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (7%) · **■** Marginal 504 (72%) 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 Kalidindi - Mattagunta1,926 people - Konduru1,867 people - Venkatapuram1,585 people - Amaravathi1,463 people - Avakuru1,063 people [All 14 villages in Kalidindi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kalidindi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotcherla?521343 - How far is Kotcherla from Machilipatnam?60 km by road - What is the population of Kotcherla?1,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotcherla in?Krishna district (Kalidindi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotcherla?62.1% (Census 2011)