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About Kothuru Village

Kothuru is a mid sized village in Garugubilli tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 567 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535463, 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 Vizianagaram
Tehsil Garugubilli
Pincode 535463
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 567
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kothuru

Kothuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothuru as Available within village. 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 37 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Shivalingapuram, about 1.7 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 Shivalingapuram 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Garugubilli 15 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 37 km

Villages closest to Kothuru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garugubilli 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 1,172. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Kothuru village has 567 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothuru has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kothuru is 535463. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothuru covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothuru falls under Garugubilli tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothuru is Shivalingapuram, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kothuru.

Kothuru is about 37 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothuru is in Garugubilli tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Shivalingapuram is about 1.7 km away. Garugubilli is about 15 km away. Vizianagaram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilakam (5.9 km), Pedduru (10 km) and Sivaramrajapuram Pedduru (10 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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