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About Kottavalasa Village

Kottavalasa is a small village in Ananthagiri tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 34 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Ananthagiri
Pincode 535145
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 34
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Kottavalasa is the 164th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Kottavalasa

Kottavalasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kottavalasa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kottavalasa from other places

Kottavalasa lies about 18 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Alamanda, about 20 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 Kottavalasa
Nearest town Bhīmunipatnam 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ananthagiri 18 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 18 km
Nearest railway station Alamanda 20 km

Villages closest to Kottavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottavalasa village had a population of 72. That makes it the 164th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kottavalasa village has 34 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottavalasa has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1093.

The pincode recorded for Kottavalasa is 535145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottavalasa covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kottavalasa falls under Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kottavalasa is Alamanda, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kottavalasa.

Kottavalasa is about 18 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottavalasa is in Ananthagiri tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Bhīmunipatnam is about 6.3 km away. Ananthagiri is about 18 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottavalasa Verumulapuram (under 2 km), Sottadivalasa (under 2 km) and Totavalasa (under 2 km).

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

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