Village · Salur, Vizianagaram
# Kottuparuvu

Kottuparuvu is a village in Salur sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535591. The 2011 Census counted 1,512 people in 381 households, the 12th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.
- 1,512 people (2011)
- 381 households
- 45.6% literacy
- 535591 PIN code

## Kottuparuvu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kottuparuvu is 535591. Kottuparuvu falls in Salur sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 535591
- Gram panchayat Kottuparuvu
- Community development block Salur
- Census village code 582377

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kottuparuvu from nearby towns?
- Salur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Salur (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kottuparuvu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Salur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Salur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bobbili
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kottuparuvu known for?

About 65% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kottuparuvu

Of every 100 households in Kottuparuvu in 2011, 79 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kottuparuvu · ■ Salur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 73%
- Toilet within the home 8% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 94%
- Tap water 17% 28%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 93%
- Use banking services 62% 34%
- Television 24% 24%
- Mobile phone 18% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 57% 58%
- Own their home 91% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kottuparuvu?

■ Kottuparuvu · ■ Salur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.6% 43.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 1063
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1015 1029
- Working population 65.9% 59.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 39.6% for women. 72% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 115 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 780 (78%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 52 (5%) · ■ Marginal 44 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Salur
- Narlavalasa 1,850 people
- Jeegiram 1,750 people
- Kothavalasa 1,695 people
- Baguvalasa 1,548 people
- Dulibhadra 1,373 people
- Kandulapadam 1,269 people
- Sariki 1,239 people
- Neliparti 1,217 people

All 86 villages in Salur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kottuparuvu? 535591
- How far is Kottuparuvu from Vizianagaram? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Kottuparuvu? 1,512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottuparuvu in? Vizianagaram district (Salur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kottuparuvu? 45.6% (Census 2011)

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