# Kothakota Village, Laveru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Laveru, Srikakulam 

# Kothakota

Kothakota is a village in Laveru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 486 households**, the 14th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,909people (2011)
- 486households
- 53.5%literacy
- 532403PIN code

## Kothakota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothakota is 532403.** Kothakota falls in Laveru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532403
- Gram panchayatKothakota
- Community development blockLaveru
- Census village code581600

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

## How far is Kothakota from nearby towns?

- Laveru (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)20 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)20 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 Kothakota?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kothakota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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 · Srikakulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kothakota known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 829 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Kothakota

Of every 100 households in Kothakota in 2011, 84 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothakota · ■ Laveru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**87%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****36%**

**52%

Television ****21%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 Kothakota?

■ Kothakota · ■ Laveru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**947

Working population ****57.4%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 45.6% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (10%) · **■** Marginal 559 (51%)

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 Laveru

- Peddalingala Valasa2,146 people
- Lopenta2,115 people
- Kothakunkam1,948 people
- Peddaraopalle1,932 people
- Bharanikam1,580 people
- Appapuram1,500 people
- Gumadam1,484 people
- Lakshmipuram1,476 people

[All 42 villages in Laveru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/laveru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothakota?532403
- How far is Kothakota from Srikakulam?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kothakota?1,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothakota in?Srikakulam district (Laveru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothakota?53.5% (Census 2011)
