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About Kothapalem Village

Kothapalem is a mid sized village in Chintapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 286 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Chintapalle
Pincode 531111
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 286
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothapalem compares

By the 2011 count Kothapalem is the 23rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 265 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1088.

Getting to Kothapalem

Kothapalem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothapalem as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kothapalem from other places

Kothapalem lies about 109 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 64 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 Kothapalem
Tehsil headquarters Chintapalle 6.4 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 42 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 64 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 109 km

Villages closest to Kothapalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothapalem village had a population of 577. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 265 residents.

Kothapalem village has 286 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothapalem has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1088.

The pincode recorded for Kothapalem is 531111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothapalem covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothapalem falls under Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothapalem is Darliput, about 64 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kothapalem.

Kothapalem is about 109 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothapalem is in Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalle is about 6.4 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 42 km away. Darliput is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondavanchula (under 2 km), Lubbagunta (under 2 km) and Pasuvulabanda (2.1 km).

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

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