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About Motakothuru Village

Motakothuru is a large village in Santhipuram tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,136 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Motakothuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Motakothuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Santhipuram
Pincode 517423
Area (hectares) 508 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Motakothuru compares

By the 2011 count Motakothuru is the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents. Its 508 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Motakothuru

Motakothuru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Motakothuru as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Motakothuru from other places

Motakothuru lies about 70 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 25 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 Motakothuru
Tehsil headquarters Santhipuram 16 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 22 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 25 km
District headquarters Chittoor 70 km

Villages closest to Motakothuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Motakothuru village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 7th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,030 residents.

Motakothuru village has 1,136 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Motakothuru has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Motakothuru is 517423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Motakothuru covers 508 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Motakothuru falls under Santhipuram tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Motakothuru is Coromandel, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Motakothuru.

Motakothuru is about 70 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Motakothuru is in Santhipuram tehsil of Chittoor district. Santhipuram is about 16 km away. Mulbāgal is about 22 km away. Coromandel is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadiriobanapalle (5.5 km), Sonnegownipalle (12 km) and Sonnegownnipalle (12 km).

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

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