Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam # Kothuru Kothuru is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 111 people in 21 households, the 162nd largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%. - 111 people (2011) - 21 households - 12.3% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Kothuru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kothuru is 531040. Kothuru falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Jami Guda - Community development block Peda Bayalu - Census village code 583615 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kothuru from nearby towns? - Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 44 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 198 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 179 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kothuru? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Kothuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Jamiguda - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kothuru known for? About 25% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kothuru Of every 100 households in Kothuru in 2011, 100 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. ■ Kothuru · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 68% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 1% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 0% 18% - Television 0% 12% - Mobile phone 0% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 90% 72% - Own their home 86% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kothuru? ■ Kothuru · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 12.3% 39.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1094 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1308 1022 - Working population 52.3% 60.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 17.5% for men and 7.3% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (59%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (7%) · ■ Marginal 20 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu - Maggamveedhi 115 people - Rangaloya 114 people - Peda Vancharangi 113 people - Buradamamidi 111 people - Taggupadu 110 people - Pothulagaruvu 109 people - Pulusumamidi 108 people - Lichabu 107 people All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothuru? 531040 - How far is Kothuru from Visakhapatnam? 198 km by road - What is the population of Kothuru? 111 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothuru in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kothuru? 12.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/kothuru-583615/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.