Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam # Lotheru Lotheru is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531149. The 2011 Census counted 757 people in 163 households, the 20th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 757 people (2011) - 163 households - 50.7% literacy - 531149 PIN code ## Lotheru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Lotheru is 531149. Lotheru falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531149 - Gram panchayat Lotheru - Community development block Araku Valley - Census village code 583985 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Lotheru from nearby towns? - Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 126 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 126 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Lotheru? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Lotheru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Lotheru known for? The main crops are paddy. About 43% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Lotheru Of every 100 households in Lotheru in 2011, 74 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Lotheru · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 65% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 89% - Tap water 4% 18% - Drinking water within premises 27% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93% - Use banking services 51% 42% - Television 13% 16% - Mobile phone 20% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 65% 64% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Lotheru? ■ Lotheru · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.7% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1109 1120 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 745 1053 - Working population 58.4% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.5% for men and 39.7% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 308 (70%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (6%) · ■ Other work 68 (15%) · ■ Marginal 40 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley - Tudumu 856 people - Peda Labudu 782 people - Nandiguda 761 people - Sunkarametta 761 people - Devarapalle 681 people - Kinnamguda 670 people - Pappuduvalasa 611 people - Vanthamuru 601 people All 169 villages in Araku Valley ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lotheru? 531149 - How far is Lotheru from Visakhapatnam? 126 km by road - What is the population of Lotheru? 757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lotheru in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Lotheru? 50.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/lotheru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.