# Kotturu Village, Vijayawada, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayawada, Krishna 

# Kotturu

Kotturu is a village in Vijayawada sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **520012**. The 2011 Census counted **1,052 people in 313 households**, the 5th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,052people (2011)
- 313households
- 75.9%literacy
- 520012PIN code

## Kotturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotturu is 520012.** Kotturu falls in Vijayawada sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code520012
- Gram panchayatTadepalle
- Community development blockVijayawada
- Census village code589208

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

## How far is Kotturu from nearby towns?

- Vijayawada Rural (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)87 km by road
- Vijayawada (nearest town)15 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 Kotturu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kotturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vijayawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vijayawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kotturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mango**. About 60% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Kotturu

Of every 100 households in Kotturu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kotturu · ■ Vijayawada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**44%

Use banking services ****36%**

**56%

Television ****54%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

Own their home ****83%**

**82%

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 Kotturu?

■ Kotturu · ■ Vijayawada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**940

Working population ****54.7%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 70.3% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 474 (82%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Vijayawada

- Gudavalli6,653 people
- Tadepalle3,998 people
- Rayanapadu3,504 people
- Paidurupadu2,410 people
- Shabada804 people
- Vemavaram508 people

[All 7 villages in Vijayawada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/vijayawada-05011/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotturu?520012
- How far is Kotturu from Machilipatnam?87 km by road
- What is the population of Kotturu?1,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotturu in?Krishna district (Vijayawada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotturu?75.9% (Census 2011)
