Village · Balayapalle, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Kotambedu

Kotambedu is a village in Balayapalle sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524421. The 2011 Census counted 876 people in 265 households, the 12th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%.
- 876 people (2011)
- 265 households
- 57.2% literacy
- 524421 PIN code

## Kotambedu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kotambedu is 524421. Kotambedu falls in Balayapalle sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524421
- Gram panchayat Kotambedu
- Community development block Balayapalle
- Census village code 592422

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

## How far is Kotambedu from nearby towns?
- Balayapalle (sub-district HQ) 21 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 84 km by road
- Venkatagiri (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kotambedu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kotambedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● 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 10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Venkatagiri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kotambedu known for?

The main crops are paddy and ground nut. About 12% of the 1,247 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kotambedu

Of every 100 households in Kotambedu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kotambedu · ■ Balayapalle rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 79%
- Toilet within the home 32% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 86%
- Tap water 91% 55%
- Drinking water within premises 69% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 86%
- Use banking services 10% 63%
- Television 44% 40%
- Mobile phone 34% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 0%
- None of these assets 34% 38%
- Own their home 99% 94%

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

## What is the population of Kotambedu?

■ Kotambedu · ■ Balayapalle rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.2% 59.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 890
- Working population 44.5% 50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 51.6% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 150 (38%) · ■ Household industry 37 (9%) · ■ Other work 37 (9%) · ■ Marginal 100 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balayapalle
- Chilamanuru 999 people
- Kamakuru 999 people
- Gottikadu 991 people
- Kayyuru 900 people
- Nindali 813 people
- Balayapalle 808 people
- Kalaganda 788 people
- Ambalapudi 783 people

All 51 villages in Balayapalle

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kotambedu? 524421
- How far is Kotambedu from Nellore? 84 km by road
- What is the population of Kotambedu? 876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotambedu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Balayapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotambedu? 57.2% (Census 2011)

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