# Kotturu Village, Saravakota, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Saravakota, Srikakulam 

# Kotturu

Kotturu is a village in Saravakota sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 334 households**, the 17th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,282people (2011)
- 334households
- 53.1%literacy
- 532426PIN code

## Kotturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotturu is 532426.** Kotturu falls in Saravakota sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532426
- Gram panchayatK.A.Panasa
- Community development blockSaravakota
- Census village code580941

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

## How far is Kotturu from nearby towns?

- Saravakota (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)43 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)35 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 Kotturu?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kotturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saravakota
- ○Degree college10+ km · Challapeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasannapeta
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps 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 Kotturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. About 50% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Kotturu

Of every 100 households in Kotturu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kotturu · ■ Saravakota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****38%**

**48%

Television ****36%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Kotturu?

■ Kotturu · ■ Saravakota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**1000

Working population ****60.3%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 42.7% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (9%) · **■** Marginal 152 (20%)

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 Saravakota

- Bhadri1,675 people
- Mahasingi1,645 people
- Vandra1,413 people
- Kinneravada1,360 people
- Dharmalakshmipuram1,106 people
- Chodasamudram957 people
- Jamachakram896 people
- Bejji874 people

[All 43 villages in Saravakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/saravakota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotturu?532426
- How far is Kotturu from Srikakulam?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kotturu?1,282 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotturu in?Srikakulam district (Saravakota sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kotturu?53.1% (Census 2011)
