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About Kothapeta Village

Kothapeta is a large village in Gooty tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,158, made up of 1,626 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2365 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothapeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothapeta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Gooty
Pincode 515401
Area (hectares) 2365 hectares
Population 3,158
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kothapeta compares

By the 2011 count Kothapeta is the 4th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents. Its 2365 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kothapeta

Kothapeta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothapeta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothapeta from other places

Kothapeta lies about 49 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Gooty Fort Railway Station, about 2.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kothapeta
Tehsil headquarters Gooty 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Gooty Fort Railway Station 2.8 km
District headquarters Anantapur 49 km

Villages closest to Kothapeta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gooty tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kothapeta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothapeta village had a population of 3,158. That makes it the 4th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents.

Kothapeta village has 1,626 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothapeta has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kothapeta is 515401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothapeta covers 2365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothapeta falls under Gooty tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothapeta is Gooty Fort Railway Station, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kothapeta.

Kothapeta is about 49 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothapeta is in Gooty tehsil of Anantapur district. Gooty is about 2.1 km away. Gooty Fort Railway Station is about 2.8 km away. Anantapur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gooty (2.1 km), Engilibanda (3.3 km) and Turakapalle (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kothapeta today is likely to be higher.

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