# Kothuru Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Kothuru

Kothuru is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532215**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 53 households**, the 44th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 199people (2011)
- 53households
- 60.2%literacy
- 532215PIN code

## Kothuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothuru is 532215.** Kothuru falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532215
- Gram panchayatVenkatapuram
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580243

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

## How far is Kothuru from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)70 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town)21 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 Kothuru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kothuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meliaputti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Meliaputti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Kothuru known for?

About 92% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Kothuru

Of every 100 households in Kothuru in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothuru · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****2%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kothuru?

■ Kothuru · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1187**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**944

Working population ****60.8%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 56.1% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 120 (99%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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 Meliaputti

- Marripadu253 people
- Savarajadupalle248 people
- Peddakedari238 people
- Deenabandhupuram210 people
- Naidupoluru192 people
- Durbalapuram191 people
- Gottipalle189 people
- Bagada185 people

[All 70 villages in Meliaputti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/meliaputti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothuru?532215
- How far is Kothuru from Srikakulam?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kothuru?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothuru in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothuru?60.2% (Census 2011)