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About Kottada Village

Kottada is a large village in Kaikalur tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,706 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kaikalur
Pincode 521340
Area (hectares) 843 hectares
Population 3,359
Male Population 1,706
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottada compares

By the 2011 count Kottada is the 5th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents. Its 843 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 well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kottada

Kottada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kottada as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottada from other places

Kottada lies about 50 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Alapadu, 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 Kottada
Nearest railway station Alapadu 2.8 km
Nearest town Akivīdu 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaikalur 14 km
District headquarters Krishna 50 km

Villages closest to Kottada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottada village had a population of 3,359. That makes it the 5th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,376 residents.

Kottada village has 1,706 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottada has about 969 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kottada is 521340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottada covers 843 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottada falls under Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kottada is Alapadu, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kottada.

Kottada is about 50 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottada is in Kaikalur tehsil of Krishna district. Alapadu is about 2.8 km away. Akivīdu is about 5.6 km away. Kaikalur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Penchikalamarru (1.6 km), Alapadu (2.5 km) and Ramavaram (4.6 km).

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

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