# Kothapalem Village, Golugonda, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Golugonda, Visakhapatnam 

# Kothapalem

Kothapalem is a village in Golugonda sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531084**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 91 households**, the 29th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 286people (2011)
- 91households
- 54.9%literacy
- 531084PIN code

## Kothapalem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothapalem is 531084.** Kothapalem falls in Golugonda sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531084
- Gram panchayatJogampeta
- Community development blockGolugonda
- Census village code585763

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

## How far is Kothapalem from nearby towns?

- Golugonda (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)100 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (nearest town)100 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 Kothapalem?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsipatnam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kothapalem known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 90% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Kothapalem

Of every 100 households in Kothapalem in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothapalem · ■ Golugonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****99%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**13%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**46%

Television ****29%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**38%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kothapalem?

■ Kothapalem · ■ Golugonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**988

Working population ****76.6%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 77% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (76%) · **■** Other work 17 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (5%)

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 Golugonda

- Jammavaram400 people
- Nagannadorapalem399 people
- Pallapu Nagannadora Palem383 people
- Vadaparthi289 people
- Thallacheedikada242 people
- Kumarapuram179 people
- Nallanki159 people
- Seethakandi153 people

[All 36 villages in Golugonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/golugonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothapalem?531084
- How far is Kothapalem from Visakhapatnam?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kothapalem?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothapalem in?Visakhapatnam district (Golugonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothapalem?54.9% (Census 2011)