# Koratam Village, Therlam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Therlam, Vizianagaram 

# Koratam

Koratam is a village in Therlam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535568**. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 354 households**, the 17th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.2%.

- 1,262people (2011)
- 354households
- 55.8%literacy
- 535568PIN code

## Koratam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koratam is 535568.** Koratam falls in Therlam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535568
- Gram panchayatKoratam
- Community development blockTherlam
- Census village code582560

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

## How far is Koratam from nearby towns?

- Therlam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Bobbili (nearest town)23 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 Koratam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Koratam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Chilakalapalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chilakalapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Koratam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mesta**. About 79% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Koratam

Of every 100 households in Koratam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koratam · ■ Therlam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**87%

Use banking services ****82%**

**64%

Television ****37%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Koratam?

■ Koratam · ■ Therlam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**51.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**900

Working population ****59.3%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 41.8% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 305 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (38%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (13%) · **■** Marginal 59 (8%)

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 Therlam

- Dommigani Gadabavalasa1,813 people
- Arasabalaga1,803 people
- Kagam1,732 people
- Gangannapadu1,675 people
- Viziarampuram @ Buripeta1,251 people
- Velagavalasa1,205 people
- Madhavarangarayapura Agraharam1,163 people
- Punuvalasa912 people

[All 50 villages in Therlam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/therlam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koratam?535568
- How far is Koratam from Vizianagaram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Koratam?1,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koratam in?Vizianagaram district (Therlam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Koratam?55.8% (Census 2011)