About Kothuru Village

Kothuru is a mid sized village in Prathipadu tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 289 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothuru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Prathipadu
Pincode	533446
Area (hectares)	907 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	289
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothuru compares

By the 2011 count Kothuru is the 27th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,591 residents. Its 907 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kothuru

Kothuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothuru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothuru from other places

Kothuru lies about 16 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Gudaparti, about 2.8 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 Kothuru
Nearest railway station	Gudaparti	2.8 km
Nearest town	Peddāpuram	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Prathipadu	16 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	16 km

Villages closest to Kothuru

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Kothuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothuru village had a population of 562. That makes it the 27th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,591 residents.

Kothuru village has 289 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothuru has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kothuru is 533446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothuru covers 907 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothuru falls under Prathipadu tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothuru is Gudaparti, about 2.8 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 village for Kothuru.

Kothuru is about 16 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothuru is in Prathipadu tehsil of East Godavari district. Gudaparti is about 2.8 km away. Peddāpuram is about 3.6 km away. Prathipadu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.