Village · Lingapalem, West Godavari
# Kothapalle

Kothapalle is a village in Lingapalem sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534462. The 2011 Census counted 3,098 people in 811 households, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.
- 3,098 people (2011)
- 811 households
- 67.5% literacy
- 534462 PIN code

## Kothapalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kothapalle is 534462. Kothapalle falls in Lingapalem sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 534462
- Gram panchayat Kothapalle
- Community development block Lingapalem
- Census village code 587962

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

## How far is Kothapalle from nearby towns?
- Lingapalem (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Eluru (nearest town) 36 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kothapalle?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● 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
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kothapalle known for?

About 48% of the 1,146 hectares of village land is sown, and 607 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kothapalle

Of every 100 households in Kothapalle in 2011, 96 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothapalle · ■ Lingapalem rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 91%
- Toilet within the home 68% 54%
- No toilet (open defecation) 32% 45%
- Tap water 86% 90%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 64%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 16%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 83%
- Use banking services 46% 43%
- Television 64% 60%
- Mobile phone 49% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 19% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 14% 16%
- Own their home 97% 92%

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

## What is the population of Kothapalle?

■ Kothapalle · ■ Lingapalem rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 67.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 975
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1127 998
- Working population 57.5% 55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 63.5% for women. 67% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 205 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,158 (65%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 175 (10%) · ■ Marginal 239 (13%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Lingapalem
- Dharmajigudem 8,564 people
- Bhogole 5,709 people
- Ayyaparajugudem 3,842 people
- Kothulagokavaram 3,551 people
- Yedavalli 2,993 people
- Lingapalem 2,934 people
- Juvvachalakarayudupalem 2,852 people
- Kalarayanagudem 2,752 people

All 25 villages in Lingapalem

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kothapalle? 534462
- How far is Kothapalle from Eluru? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Kothapalle? 3,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothapalle in? West Godavari district (Lingapalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kothapalle? 67.5% (Census 2011)

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