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About Kothalam Village

Kothalam is a small village in Madakasira tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 166 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Madakasira
Pincode 515301
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 166
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothalam compares

By the 2011 count Kothalam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,275 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kothalam

Kothalam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kothalam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothalam from other places

Kothalam lies about 80 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Pavagada, about 8.8 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 Kothalam
Nearest railway station Pavagada 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Madakasira 9.3 km
Nearest town Pāvugada 9.4 km
District headquarters Anantapur 80 km

Villages closest to Kothalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madakasira 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 Kothalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothalam village had a population of 350. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,275 residents.

Kothalam village has 166 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothalam has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kothalam is 515301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothalam covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothalam falls under Madakasira tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothalam is Pavagada, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kothalam.

Kothalam is about 80 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothalam is in Madakasira tehsil of Anantapur district. Pavagada is about 8.8 km away. Madakasira is about 9.3 km away. Pāvugada is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandakacherela (2.1 km), Amidalagondi (4.1 km) and Gowdanahalli (5.6 km).

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

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