# Kothuru Village, Pedapadu, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/pedapadu/kothuru/ Village · Pedapadu, West Godavari # Kothuru Kothuru is a village in Pedapadu sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534002**. The 2011 Census counted **3,082 people in 800 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 3,082people (2011) - 800households - 73.5%literacy - 534002PIN code ## Kothuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothuru is 534002.** Kothuru falls in Pedapadu sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code534002 - Gram panchayatKothuru - Community development blockPedapadu - Census village code588398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothuru from nearby towns? - Pedapadu (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Eluru (district HQ)4 km by road - Eluru (nearest town)4 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 Kothuru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Eluru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vatluru - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Eluru - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Kothuru known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Kothuru Of every 100 households in Kothuru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kothuru · ■ Pedapadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****78%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **29% Tap water ****53%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **50% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****73%** **65% Mobile phone ****50%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****84%** **77% 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 Kothuru? ■ Kothuru · ■ Pedapadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1041 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094** **990 Working population ****51.2%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,022 (65%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 250 (16%) · **■** Marginal 76 (5%) 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 Pedapadu - Pedapadu II4,529 people - Mupparru4,062 people - Satyavolu3,416 people - Vasantawada-I3,179 people - Kalaparru2,987 people - Vempadu2,277 people - Kokkirapadu2,177 people - Koniki2,097 people [All 26 villages in Pedapadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/pedapadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothuru?534002 - How far is Kothuru from Eluru?4 km by road - What is the population of Kothuru?3,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothuru in?West Godavari district (Pedapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kothuru?73.5% (Census 2011)