About Kottam Village

Kottam is one of the larger villages in Kotananduru tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,285, made up of 3,683 males and 3,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1838 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Kotananduru
Pincode	533407
Area (hectares)	1838 hectares
Population	7,285
Male Population	3,683
Female Population	3,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottam compares

By the 2011 count Kottam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,465 residents. Its 1838 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kottam

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

Kottam lies about 61 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Tuni, about 15 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 Kottam
Tehsil headquarters	Kotananduru	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Tuni	15 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	61 km

Villages closest to Kottam

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

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Common questions about Kottam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottam village had a population of 7,285. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,465 residents.

Kottam village has 3,683 males and 3,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottam has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kottam is 533407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottam covers 1838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottam falls under Kotananduru tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kottam is Tuni, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Kottam.

Kottam is about 61 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottam is in Kotananduru tehsil of East Godavari district. Kotananduru is about 3.5 km away. Tuni is about 15 km away. East Godavari is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.