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About Kotturu Village

Kotturu is a small village in Munchingi Puttu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 16 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, 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 Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Munchingi Puttu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 16
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotturu compares

By the 2011 count Kotturu is the 259th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1130.

Getting to Kotturu

Kotturu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kotturu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kotturu from other places

Kotturu lies about 9.7 km from Visakhapatnam. 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 Munchingi Puttu 9.7 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 9.7 km
Nearest town Rasapūdipalem 9.7 km

Villages closest to Kotturu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munchingi Puttu 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 28. That makes it the 259th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Kotturu village has 16 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotturu has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1130.

The pincode recorded for Kotturu is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotturu covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kotturu falls under Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The census record for Kotturu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kotturu.

Kotturu is about 9.7 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotturu is in Munchingi Puttu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Munchingi Puttu is about 9.7 km away. Visakhapatnam is about 9.7 km away. Rasapūdipalem is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Kotturu (under 2 km), K Kotturu (under 2 km) and Sangamvalasa (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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