# Kothapalle Village, Darsi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Darsi, Prakasam 

# Kothapalle

Kothapalle is a village in Darsi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523247**. The 2011 Census counted **2,118 people in 519 households**, the 9th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 2,118people (2011)
- 519households
- 49.4%literacy
- 523247PIN code

## Kothapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothapalle is 523247.** Kothapalle falls in Darsi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523247
- Gram panchayatKothapalle
- Community development blockDarsi
- Census village code590839

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

## How far is Kothapalle from nearby towns?

- Darsi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)64 km by road
- Ongole (nearest town)64 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 Kothapalle?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalle; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 · Darsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Kothapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and bajra**. About 19% of the 1,486 hectares of village land is sown, and 474 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 Kothapalle

Of every 100 households in Kothapalle in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothapalle · ■ Darsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**66%

Tap water ****94%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**67%

Use banking services ****39%**

**52%

Television ****38%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

Own their home ****92%**

**84%

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 Kothapalle?

■ Kothapalle · ■ Darsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**918

Working population ****52.6%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 35.8% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 344 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (23%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (18%) · **■** Marginal 302 (27%)

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 Darsi

- East Choutapalem3,235 people
- Samanthapudi3,136 people
- East Veeraya Palem3,049 people
- Devavaram2,243 people
- East Venkata Puram2,062 people
- Lankojana Palle1,833 people
- Potha Varam1,634 people
- Thanam Chinthala1,579 people

[All 38 villages in Darsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/darsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothapalle?523247
- How far is Kothapalle from Ongole?64 km by road
- What is the population of Kothapalle?2,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothapalle in?Prakasam district (Darsi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothapalle?49.4% (Census 2011)
