# Kottu Village, Komarada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Komarada, Vizianagaram 

# Kottu

Kottu is a village in Komarada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,108 people in 280 households**, the 16th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 1,108people (2011)
- 280households
- 56.7%literacy
- 535521PIN code

## Kottu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottu is 535521.** Kottu falls in Komarada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535521
- Gram panchayatKottu
- Community development blockKomarada
- Census village code581783

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

## How far is Kottu from nearby towns?

- Komarada (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)107 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)19 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 Kottu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kottu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Komarada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Parvathipuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kottu known for?

About 19% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kottu

Of every 100 households in Kottu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kottu · ■ Komarada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**87%

Use banking services ****67%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**50%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Kottu?

■ Kottu · ■ Komarada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**1017

Working population ****59.7%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 44.2% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 263 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (16%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Komarada

- Gumada1,273 people
- Kotipam1,215 people
- Kuneru1,131 people
- Ulipiri1,124 people
- Duggi945 people
- Artham873 people
- Kummarigunta816 people
- Chollapadam800 people

[All 99 villages in Komarada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/komarada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottu?535521
- How far is Kottu from Vizianagaram?107 km by road
- What is the population of Kottu?1,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottu in?Vizianagaram district (Komarada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kottu?56.7% (Census 2011)