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About Kothakota Village

Kothakota is a mid sized village in Laveru tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 993 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532403, 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 Srikakulam
Tehsil Laveru
Pincode 532403
Area (hectares) 829 hectares
Population 1,909
Male Population 993
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothakota compares

By the 2011 count Kothakota is the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,674 residents. Its 829 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 Kothakota from other places

Kothakota lies about 19 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Sigadam, 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 Kothakota
Tehsil headquarters Laveru 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Sigadam 9.5 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 16 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 19 km

Villages closest to Kothakota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laveru 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 1,909. That makes it the 14th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,674 residents.

Kothakota village has 993 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothakota has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kothakota is 532403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothakota covers 829 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothakota falls under Laveru tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothakota is Sigadam, 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 Kothakota.

Kothakota is about 19 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothakota is in Laveru tehsil of Srikakulam district. Laveru is about 5.3 km away. Sigadam is about 9.5 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patha Kunkam (2.0 km), Pothayyavalasa (2.0 km) and Adapaka (2.6 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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