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About Kothapalem Village

Kothapalem is a large village in Renigunta tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,555, made up of 2,228 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Renigunta
Pincode 517520
Area (hectares) 842 hectares
Population 4,555
Male Population 2,228
Female Population 2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kothapalem compares

By the 2011 count Kothapalem is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 842 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kothapalem

Kothapalem is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kothapalem 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothapalem from other places

Kothapalem lies about 94 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Sri Kalahasti, about 9.8 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 Kothapalem
Nearest town Srikalahasti 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Sri Kalahasti 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Renigunta 30 km
District headquarters Chittoor 94 km

Villages closest to Kothapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothapalem village had a population of 4,555. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Kothapalem village has 2,228 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothapalem has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kothapalem is 517520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothapalem covers 842 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothapalem falls under Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothapalem is Sri Kalahasti, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kothapalem is about 94 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothapalem is in Renigunta tehsil of Chittoor district. Srikalahasti is about 8.0 km away. Sri Kalahasti is about 9.8 km away. Renigunta is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatapuram (21 km), Athuru (23 km) and R Mallavaram (25 km).

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

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