# Thotapalem Village, Etcherla, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Etcherla, Srikakulam 

# Thotapalem

Thotapalem is a village in Etcherla sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532005**. The 2011 Census counted **3,024 people in 774 households**, the 10th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 3,024people (2011)
- 774households
- 53.8%literacy
- 532005PIN code

## Thotapalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thotapalem is 532005.** Thotapalem falls in Etcherla sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532005
- Gram panchayatThotapalem
- Community development blockEtcherla
- Census village code581702

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

## How far is Thotapalem from nearby towns?

- Etcherla (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)4 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)4 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 Thotapalem?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srikakulam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Srikakulam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Srikakulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Thotapalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy, bajra and mesta**. Products made here include chemical products. About 94% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Thotapalem

Of every 100 households in Thotapalem in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thotapalem · ■ Etcherla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****14%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**82%

Use banking services ****36%**

**38%

Television ****50%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Thotapalem?

■ Thotapalem · ■ Etcherla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**978

Working population ****50.2%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 44.1% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 703 (46%) · **■** Marginal 257 (17%)

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 Etcherla

- Koyyam5,538 people
- Ponnada5,443 people
- Etcherla4,660 people
- Kongaram3,648 people
- Ajjaram2,759 people
- Kusalapuram2,560 people
- Bontalakoduru2,451 people
- Jarajam2,164 people

[All 31 villages in Etcherla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/etcherla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thotapalem?532005
- How far is Thotapalem from Srikakulam?4 km by road
- What is the population of Thotapalem?3,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thotapalem in?Srikakulam district (Etcherla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thotapalem?53.8% (Census 2011)