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About Kothakota Village

Kothakota is a large village in Dhone tehsil, in the district of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,524, made up of 1,300 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 518222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothakota village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Tehsil Dhone
Pincode 518222
Area (hectares) 2491 hectares
Population 2,524
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothakota compares

By the 2011 count Kothakota is the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,810 residents. Its 2491 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kothakota

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

Kothakota lies about 67 km from Kurnool, and the nearest railway station is Malliyala, about 12 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 Kothakota
Nearest railway station Malliyala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhone 16 km
District headquarters Kurnool 67 km

Villages closest to Kothakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothakota village had a population of 2,524. That makes it the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,810 residents.

Kothakota village has 1,300 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothakota has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kothakota is 518222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothakota covers 2491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothakota falls under Dhone tehsil of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothakota is Malliyala, about 12 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 Kothakota.

Kothakota is about 67 km from Kurnool in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothakota is in Dhone tehsil of Kurnool district. Malliyala is about 12 km away. Dhone is about 16 km away. Kurnool is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devarabanda (3.6 km), Kotha Buruju (8.3 km) and Shotrium Gundala (8.4 km).

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

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