# Kotcherla Village, Ranastalam, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ranastalam/kotcherla/ Village · Ranastalam, Srikakulam # Kotcherla Kotcherla is a village in Ranastalam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532407**. The 2011 Census counted **2,220 people in 543 households**, the 12th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 2,220people (2011) - 543households - 48.1%literacy - 532407PIN code ## Kotcherla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotcherla is 532407.** Kotcherla falls in Ranastalam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532407 - Gram panchayatKotcherla - Community development blockRanastalam - Census village code581673 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotcherla from nearby towns? - Ranastalam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)41 km by road - Srikakulam (nearest town)41 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 Kotcherla? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kotcherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranastalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ranastalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Kotcherla known for? About 28% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kotcherla Of every 100 households in Kotcherla in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotcherla · ■ Ranastalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **87% Tap water ****63%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****21%** **38% Television ****31%** **34% Mobile phone ****52%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **38% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Kotcherla? ■ Kotcherla · ■ Ranastalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **968 Working population ****50.3%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.6% for men and 39.2% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 522 (47%) · **■** Marginal 402 (36%) 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 Ranastalam - Sancham3,375 people - Chillapetarajam2,937 people - Jeerupalem2,766 people - Kondamulagam2,222 people - Naruva2,194 people - Bantupalle2,166 people - Ravada2,154 people - Pishini2,098 people [All 55 villages in Ranastalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/ranastalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotcherla?532407 - How far is Kotcherla from Srikakulam?41 km by road - What is the population of Kotcherla?2,220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotcherla in?Srikakulam district (Ranastalam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kotcherla?48.1% (Census 2011)