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About Kothavalasa Village

Kothavalasa is a mid sized village in Bheemunipatnam tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 727 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothavalasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothavalasa village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Bheemunipatnam
Pincode 531162
Area (hectares) 455 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 727
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothavalasa compares

By the 2011 count Kothavalasa is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,213 residents. Its 455 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kothavalasa

Kothavalasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kothavalasa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothavalasa from other places

Kothavalasa lies about 22 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Kottavalasa Junction, about under 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 Kothavalasa
Nearest railway station Kottavalasa Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Vepagunta 13 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bheemunipatnam 28 km

Villages closest to Kothavalasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothavalasa village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,213 residents.

Kothavalasa village has 727 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothavalasa has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kothavalasa is 531162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothavalasa covers 455 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothavalasa falls under Bheemunipatnam tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothavalasa is Kottavalasa Junction, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Kothavalasa.

Kothavalasa is about 22 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothavalasa is in Bheemunipatnam tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Kottavalasa Junction is about under 2 km away. Vepagunta is about 13 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nidigattu (9.2 km), Kapuluppada (21 km) and Majjivalasa (22 km).

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

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