Village · Thotapalligudur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Kothapalem Kothapalem is a village in Thotapalligudur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524002. The 2011 Census counted 1,370 people in 401 households, the 17th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 1,370 people (2011) - 401 households - 70.0% literacy - 524002 PIN code ## Kothapalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kothapalem is 524002. Kothapalem falls in Thotapalligudur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524002 - Gram panchayat Kothapalem - Community development block Thotapalligudur - Census village code 592142 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kothapalem from nearby towns? - Thotapalligudur (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 20 km by road - Nellore (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kothapalem? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM 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 · Nellore - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nellore - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated 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 Kothapalem known for? The main crops are paddy. About 77% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kothapalem Of every 100 households in Kothapalem in 2011, 90 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kothapalem · ■ Thotapalligudur rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 88% - Toilet within the home 28% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 71% - Tap water 71% 74% - Drinking water within premises 66% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 19% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 79% - Use banking services 46% 44% - Television 62% 64% - Mobile phone 65% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 12% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 16% 23% - Own their home 93% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kothapalem? ■ Kothapalem · ■ Thotapalligudur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 63.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 946 - Working population 45.7% 48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 82 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 351 (56%) · ■ Other work 190 (30%) · ■ Marginal 3 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thotapalligudur - Chinna Cherukur 2,109 people - Potlapudi 1,996 people - Eduru - II 1,792 people - Vilukanipalle 1,382 people - Mungaladoruvu 1,029 people - Sivarampuram 199 people - Koduru Khandrika 85 people All 20 villages in Thotapalligudur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothapalem? 524002 - How far is Kothapalem from Nellore? 20 km by road - What is the population of Kothapalem? 1,370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothapalem in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Thotapalligudur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kothapalem? 70.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/thotapalligudur/kothapalem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.