# Lothuru Village, Palasa, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/lothuru/ Village · Palasa, Srikakulam # Lothuru Lothuru is a village in Palasa sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,326 people in 308 households**, the 9th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,326people (2011) - 308households - 44.8%literacy - 532221PIN code ## Lothuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lothuru is 532221.** Lothuru falls in Palasa sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532221 - Gram panchayatLothuru - Community development blockPalasa - Census village code580247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lothuru from nearby towns? - Palasa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)93 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)13 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 Lothuru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Lothuru; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Palasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Palasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Lothuru known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 11% of the 1,127 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Lothuru Of every 100 households in Lothuru in 2011, 76 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lothuru · ■ Palasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **89% Toilet within the home ****0%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **84% Use banking services ****3%** **45% Television ****7%** **42% Mobile phone ****4%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Lothuru? ■ Lothuru · ■ Palasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **1005 Working population ****61.0%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 28.1% for women. 55% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 649 (80%) 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 - Tekkalipatnam1,655 people - Tarlakota1,642 people - Pandasasanam1,481 people - Pedanchala1,363 people - Sasanam1,225 people - Sunnada1,117 people - Laxmipuram1,012 people - Loddabhadra997 people [All 54 villages in Palasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/palasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lothuru?532221 - How far is Lothuru from Srikakulam?93 km by road - What is the population of Lothuru?1,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lothuru in?Srikakulam district (Palasa sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lothuru?44.8% (Census 2011)