# Thotacherla Village, Penuganchiprolu, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Penuganchiprolu, Krishna 

# Thotacherla

Thotacherla is a village in Penuganchiprolu sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521185**. The 2011 Census counted **2,028 people in 555 households**, the 9th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 2,028people (2011)
- 555households
- 60.2%literacy
- 521185PIN code

## Thotacherla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thotacherla is 521185.** Thotacherla falls in Penuganchiprolu sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521185
- Gram panchayatThotacherla
- Community development blockPenuganchiprolu
- Census village code588869

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

## How far is Thotacherla from nearby towns?

- Penuganchiprolu (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)135 km by road
- Jaggaiahpet (nearest town)6 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 Thotacherla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nandigama
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nandigama
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nandigama
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Thotacherla known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chillies and cotton**. About 82% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Thotacherla

Of every 100 households in Thotacherla in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thotacherla · ■ Penuganchiprolu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**41%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**68%

Use banking services ****28%**

**39%

Television ****59%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Thotacherla?

■ Thotacherla · ■ Penuganchiprolu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**958

Working population ****55.1%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 803 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (10%) · **■** Marginal 36 (3%)

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 Penuganchiprolu

- Konakanchi3,372 people
- Mundlapadu3,254 people
- Gummadidurru3,132 people
- Muchintala @ Bodapadu2,577 people
- Lingagudem1,847 people
- Subbayagudem1,713 people
- Kollikulla1,392 people
- Venkatapuram1,318 people

[All 13 villages in Penuganchiprolu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/penuganchiprolu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thotacherla?521185
- How far is Thotacherla from Machilipatnam?135 km by road
- What is the population of Thotacherla?2,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thotacherla in?Krishna district (Penuganchiprolu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thotacherla?60.2% (Census 2011)