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About Bantukotturu Village

Bantukotturu is a small village in Palasa tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 240 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bantukotturu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bantukotturu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Palasa
Pincode 532220
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 240
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bantukotturu compares

By the 2011 count Bantukotturu is the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 785 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bantukotturu

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

Bantukotturu lies about 72 km from Srikakulam. 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 Bantukotturu
Tehsil headquarters Palasa 4.0 km
Nearest town Palāsa 4.0 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 72 km

Villages closest to Bantukotturu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bantukotturu village had a population of 484. That makes it the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 785 residents.

Bantukotturu village has 240 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bantukotturu has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Bantukotturu is 532220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bantukotturu covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bantukotturu falls under Palasa tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Bantukotturu notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Bantukotturu.

Bantukotturu is about 72 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bantukotturu is in Palasa tehsil of Srikakulam district. Palasa is about 4.0 km away. Palāsa is about 4.0 km away. Srikakulam is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Edurapalle (under 2 km), Neelibhadra (under 2 km) and Kedaripuram (1.5 km).

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

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