# Kotapadu Village, Ponnaluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/kotapadu/ Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam # Kotapadu Kotapadu is a village in Ponnaluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,676 people in 671 households**, the 5th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 2,676people (2011) - 671households - 60.4%literacy - 523111PIN code ## Kotapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotapadu is 523111.** Kotapadu falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523111 - Gram panchayatKotapadu, K.Agraharam - Community development blockPonnaluru - Census village code591395 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotapadu from nearby towns? - Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)70 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)36 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 Kotapadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kotapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 · Ponnaluru - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Kotapadu known for? The main crops are **tobacco, red gram and bengal gram**. About 16% of the 1,715 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kotapadu Of every 100 households in Kotapadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotapadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **77% Use banking services ****71%** **58% Television ****46%** **44% Mobile phone ****62%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Kotapadu? ■ Kotapadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **927 Working population ****56.9%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 47.7% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 348 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (10%) · **■** Marginal 551 (36%) 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 Ponnaluru - Ponnaluru7,461 people - Cherukuru7,275 people - Boganampadu2,931 people - Ippagunta2,721 people - Ravula Kollu2,292 people - Chennipadu1,997 people - Chouta Palem1,784 people - Singara Botla Palem1,758 people [All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotapadu?523111 - How far is Kotapadu from Ongole?70 km by road - What is the population of Kotapadu?2,676 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotapadu in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotapadu?60.4% (Census 2011)