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About Kothuru Village

Kothuru is a small village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 78 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothuru village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Koyyuru
Pincode 531087
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 78
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothuru compares

By the 2011 count Kothuru is the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1102.

Getting to Kothuru

Kothuru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kothuru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothuru from other places

Kothuru lies about 105 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Hamsavaram, about 23 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 Kothuru
Nearest railway station Hamsavaram 23 km
Nearest town Tuni 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Koyyuru 25 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 105 km

Villages closest to Kothuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothuru village had a population of 146. That makes it the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Kothuru village has 78 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothuru has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Kothuru is 531087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothuru covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kothuru falls under Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothuru is Hamsavaram, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kothuru.

Kothuru is about 105 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothuru is in Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hamsavaram is about 23 km away. Tuni is about 24 km away. Koyyuru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmavaram (5.5 km), Ramannapalem (6.7 km) and Yerrinaidu Pakalu (7.2 km).

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

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