# Bantukotturu Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Palasa, Srikakulam 

# Bantukotturu

Bantukotturu is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532220**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 127 households**, the 30th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 484people (2011)
- 127households
- 73.3%literacy
- 532220PIN code

## Bantukotturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bantukotturu is 532220.** Bantukotturu falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532220
- Gram panchayatBantukotturu
- Community development blockPalasa
- Census village code580281

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

## How far is Bantukotturu from nearby towns?

- Palasa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)90 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)10 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 Bantukotturu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bantukotturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Palasa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Bantukotturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, jowar and cashew nut**. About 69% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Bantukotturu

Of every 100 households in Bantukotturu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bantukotturu · ■ Palasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**21%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****36%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bantukotturu?

■ Bantukotturu · ■ Palasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**1005

Working population ****58.3%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 62.3% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (46%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 66 (23%)

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 Palasa

- Kantragada552 people
- Veerabhadrapuram546 people
- Garudakhandi496 people
- Gopivallabhapuram492 people
- Gopalapuram447 people
- Maradarajapuram443 people
- Mahadevipuram411 people
- Kesipuram404 people

[All 54 villages in Palasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bantukotturu?532220
- How far is Bantukotturu from Srikakulam?90 km by road
- What is the population of Bantukotturu?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bantukotturu in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bantukotturu?73.3% (Census 2011)
