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About Kotturu Village

Kotturu is a small village in Jalumuru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 71 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotturu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Jalumuru
Pincode 532432
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 71
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kotturu compares

By the 2011 count Kotturu is the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kotturu

Kotturu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kotturu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kotturu from other places

Kotturu lies about 23 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Urlam, about 5.2 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 Kotturu
Nearest railway station Urlam 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalumuru 5.4 km
Nearest town Narasannapeta 8.8 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 23 km

Villages closest to Kotturu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotturu village had a population of 139. That makes it the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,129 residents.

Kotturu village has 71 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotturu has about 958 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kotturu is 532432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotturu covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotturu falls under Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotturu is Urlam, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotturu.

Kotturu is about 23 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotturu is in Jalumuru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Urlam is about 5.2 km away. Jalumuru is about 5.4 km away. Narasannapeta is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramayyavalasa (under 2 km), Kurmanadhapuram (under 2 km) and Pagodu (under 2 km).

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

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