Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam # Vanakothuru Vanakothuru is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 271 people in 73 households, the 43rd largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%. - 271 people (2011) - 73 households - 19.4% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Vanakothuru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vanakothuru is 531040. Vanakothuru falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Lingeti - Community development block Peda Bayalu - Census village code 583800 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vanakothuru from nearby towns? - Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 200 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 165 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vanakothuru? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Vanakothuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 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 - 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 Vanakothuru known for? About 36% of the 70 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 Vanakothuru Of every 100 households in Vanakothuru in 2011, 62 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vanakothuru · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 68% - Toilet within the home 4% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 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 3% 18% - Television 12% 12% - Mobile phone 0% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 81% 72% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vanakothuru? ■ Vanakothuru · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 19.4% 39.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1203 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 1022 - Working population 66.8% 60.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 29.1% for men and 10.6% for women. 71% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 178 (98%) · ■ Marginal 3 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu - Andravara 290 people - Merakachinta 288 people - Pedagullelu 287 people - Tarabu 271 people - Sakirevu 266 people - Parreda 262 people - Arlabu 254 people - Mangabanda 253 people All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vanakothuru? 531040 - How far is Vanakothuru from Visakhapatnam? 200 km by road - What is the population of Vanakothuru? 271 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vanakothuru in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vanakothuru? 19.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/vanakothuru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.