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About Kothur Village

Kothur is a small village in Tirupati Rural tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 204 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Tirupati Rural
Pincode 517503
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 204
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothur compares

By the 2011 count Kothur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,019 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Kothur

Kothur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothur as Available within village. 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 Kothur from other places

Kothur lies about 26 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Damalcheruvu, about 7.1 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 Kothur
Nearest railway station Damalcheruvu 7.1 km
Nearest town Pākāla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupati Rural 26 km
District headquarters Chittoor 26 km

Villages closest to Kothur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tirupati Rural 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 Kothur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothur village had a population of 402. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,019 residents.

Kothur village has 204 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Kothur is 517503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothur covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothur falls under Tirupati Rural tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothur is Damalcheruvu, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kothur.

Kothur is about 26 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothur is in Tirupati Rural tehsil of Chittoor district. Damalcheruvu is about 7.1 km away. Pākāla is about 11 km away. Tirupati Rural is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kupu Chandra Peta (12 km), Thanapalle (18 km) and Chiguruwada North Khandriga (19 km).

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

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