# Kothapolam Village, Paderu, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Paderu, Visakhapatnam 

# Kothapolam

Kothapolam is a village in Paderu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531024**. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 72 households**, the 44th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 283people (2011)
- 72households
- 36.4%literacy
- 531024PIN code

## Kothapolam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothapolam is 531024.** Kothapolam falls in Paderu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531024
- Gram panchayatVantlamamidi
- Community development blockPaderu
- Census village code584701

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

## How far is Kothapolam from nearby towns?

- Paderu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)104 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)61 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 Kothapolam?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paderu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araku Valley
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Kothapolam known for?

The main crops are **turmeric and pippali**. About 18% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Kothapolam

Of every 100 households in Kothapolam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothapolam · ■ Paderu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****17%**

**5%

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

**8%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****16%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**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 Kothapolam?

■ Kothapolam · ■ Paderu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1081

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**974

Working population ****63.3%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 20.5% for women. 59% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Sangodi296 people
- Vanugupalle296 people
- Vurugonda294 people
- Vanthalagummi289 people
- Edulapalem277 people
- Kandulapalem270 people
- Gurragaruvu268 people
- Boddaputtu267 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothapolam?531024
- How far is Kothapolam from Visakhapatnam?104 km by road
- What is the population of Kothapolam?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothapolam in?Visakhapatnam district (Paderu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothapolam?36.4% (Census 2011)