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About Kotturu Village

Kotturu is a mid sized village in Saravakota tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 638 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532426, 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 Saravakota
Pincode 532426
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 638
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotturu compares

By the 2011 count Kotturu is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1083.

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 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 6.5 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Dusi, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Saravakota 6.5 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Dusi 15 km

Villages closest to Kotturu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saravakota 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 1,282. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Kotturu village has 638 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotturu has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1083.

The pincode recorded for Kotturu is 532426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotturu covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotturu is Dusi, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kotturu.

Kotturu is about 6.5 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 Saravakota tehsil of Srikakulam district. Saravakota is about 6.5 km away. Srikakulam is about 6.5 km away. Dusi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poppangi (2.4 km), Ramakrishnapuram (4.5 km) and Akkivalasa (14 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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