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About Kotcherla Village

Kotcherla is a mid sized village in Kalidindi tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 598 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521343, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotcherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotcherla village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Kalidindi
Pincode 521343
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 598
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotcherla compares

By the 2011 count Kotcherla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kotcherla

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

Kotcherla lies about 32 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Kaikaluru, about 9.5 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 Kotcherla
Nearest railway station Kaikaluru 9.5 km
Nearest town Kaikalūr 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalidindi 32 km
District headquarters Krishna 32 km

Villages closest to Kotcherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotcherla village had a population of 1,231. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Kotcherla village has 598 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotcherla has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kotcherla is 521343. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotcherla covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotcherla falls under Kalidindi tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotcherla is Kaikaluru, about 9.5 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 Kotcherla.

Kotcherla is about 32 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotcherla is in Kalidindi tehsil of Krishna district. Kaikaluru is about 9.5 km away. Kaikalūr is about 9.7 km away. Kalidindi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avakuru (1.6 km), Korukollu (2.4 km) and Sana Rudravaram (38 km).

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

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