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About Kotalam Village

Kotalam is a large village in Yadamarri tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 989 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotalam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Yadamarri
Pincode 517422
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 2,001
Male Population 989
Female Population 1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotalam compares

By the 2011 count Kotalam is the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,091 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kotalam

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

Kotalam lies about 17 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Virinchipuram, about 13 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 Kotalam
Nearest railway station Virinchipuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Yadamarri 17 km
District headquarters Chittoor 17 km

Villages closest to Kotalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotalam village had a population of 2,001. That makes it the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,091 residents.

Kotalam village has 989 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotalam has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kotalam is 517422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotalam covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotalam falls under Yadamarri tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotalam is Virinchipuram, about 13 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 Kotalam.

Kotalam is about 17 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotalam is in Yadamarri tehsil of Chittoor district. Virinchipuram is about 13 km away. Yadamarri is about 17 km away. Chittoor is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadimpalle (3.0 km), Otiripalle (3.7 km) and Otivaripalle (3.7 km).

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

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