# Kottavalasa Village, Pachipenta, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/pachipenta/kottavalasa/ Village · Pachipenta, Vizianagaram # Kottavalasa Kottavalasa is a village in Pachipenta sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 280 households**, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.8%. - 1,163people (2011) - 280households - 47.2%literacy - 535522PIN code ## Kottavalasa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottavalasa is 535522.** Kottavalasa falls in Pachipenta sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535522 - Gram panchayatMirthivalasa - Community development blockPachipenta - Census village code582457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottavalasa from nearby towns? - Pachipenta (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)78 km by road - Salur (nearest town)22 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 Kottavalasa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kottavalasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 · Pachapenta - ○Degree college10+ km · Salur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saluru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kottavalasa known for? About 43% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kottavalasa Of every 100 households in Kottavalasa in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kottavalasa · ■ Pachipenta rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **76% Toilet within the home ****3%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****100%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****75%** **54% Television ****48%** **27% Mobile phone ****40%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **54% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Kottavalasa? ■ Kottavalasa · ■ Pachipenta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **43.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **1005 Working population ****61.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.7% for men and 35.7% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (26%) · **■** Household industry 44 (6%) · **■** Other work 97 (14%) · **■** Marginal 236 (33%) 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 Pachipenta - Panasapeddikona Valasa1,977 people - Karrivalasa1,824 people - Padmapuram1,611 people - Mathumuru1,498 people - Kesali1,104 people - Peddavalasa1,081 people - Chittelaba1,022 people - Kotikipenta925 people [All 54 villages in Pachipenta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/pachipenta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottavalasa?535522 - How far is Kottavalasa from Vizianagaram?78 km by road - What is the population of Kottavalasa?1,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottavalasa in?Vizianagaram district (Pachipenta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kottavalasa?47.2% (Census 2011)