Village · Sirvel, Kurnool
# Kotapadu

Kotapadu is a village in Sirvel sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 518502. The 2011 Census counted 3,500 people in 845 households, the 6th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.
- 3,500 people (2011)
- 845 households
- 61.3% literacy
- 518502 PIN code

## Kotapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kotapadu is 518502. Kotapadu falls in Sirvel sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 518502
- Gram panchayat Kotapadu
- Community development block Sirvel
- Census village code 594336

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kotapadu from nearby towns?
- Sirvel (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Kurnool (district HQ) 98 km by road
- Nandyal (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kotapadu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kotapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Yerraguntla
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Yerraguntla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nandyal
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotapadu known for?

The main crops are paddy, cotton and jowar. About 75% of the 786 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kotapadu

Of every 100 households in Kotapadu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotapadu · ■ Sirvel rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 94%
- Toilet within the home 49% 41%
- No toilet (open defecation) 51% 52%
- Tap water 22% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 63% 78%
- Use banking services 64% 61%
- Television 68% 57%
- Mobile phone 67% 62%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 19%
- Own their home 93% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kotapadu?

■ Kotapadu · ■ Sirvel rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 61.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 932
- Working population 53.2% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 49.5% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 352 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,190 (64%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 219 (12%) · ■ Marginal 90 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sirvel
- Yerragundla 8,584 people
- Govindpalle 7,250 people
- Mahadevapuram 4,647 people
- Chennur 3,795 people
- Gumparamandinne 3,130 people
- Boyalakuntla 2,940 people
- Gangavaram 1,876 people
- Kaminenipalle 1,478 people

All 12 villages in Sirvel

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kotapadu? 518502
- How far is Kotapadu from Kurnool? 98 km by road
- What is the population of Kotapadu? 3,500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotapadu in? Kurnool district (Sirvel sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotapadu? 61.3% (Census 2011)

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