# Kothabu Village, Paderu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam 

# Kothabu

Kothabu is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531077**. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 44 households**, the 111th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 135people (2011)
- 44households
- 34.4%literacy
- 531077PIN code

## Kothabu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothabu is 531077.** Kothabu falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531077
- Gram panchayatGabbangi
- Community development blockPaderu
- Census village code584644

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

## How far is Kothabu from nearby towns?

- Paderu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)127 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)84 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 Kothabu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kothabu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paderu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Kothabu known for?

The main crops are **turmeric and pippali**. About 13% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kothabu

Of every 100 households in Kothabu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothabu · ■ Paderu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****0%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kothabu?

■ Kothabu · ■ Paderu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**1081

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**974

Working population ****79.3%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 17.5% for women. 77% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 37 (35%)

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 Paderu

- Cheemalapalle138 people
- Madigabanda138 people
- Raipalem137 people
- Gabbangi136 people
- Isakagaruvu133 people
- Bidarigaruvu132 people
- Kandrangipadu129 people
- Nandigaruvu127 people

[All 213 villages in Paderu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/paderu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothabu?531077
- How far is Kothabu from Visakhapatnam?127 km by road
- What is the population of Kothabu?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothabu in?Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothabu?34.4% (Census 2011)