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About Kottu Village

Kottu is a mid sized village in Komarada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 553 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Komarada
Pincode 535521
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 553
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kottu compares

By the 2011 count Kottu is the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Kottu

Kottu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kottu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottu from other places

Kottu lies about 88 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gumada, about 2.3 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 Kottu
Tehsil headquarters Komarada under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gumada 2.3 km
Nearest town Pārvatipuram 14 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 88 km

Villages closest to Kottu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottu village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 16th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Kottu village has 553 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottu has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Kottu is 535521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottu covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kottu falls under Komarada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kottu is Gumada, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kottu.

Kottu is about 88 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottu is in Komarada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Komarada is about under 2 km away. Gumada is about 2.3 km away. Pārvatipuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallikota (under 2 km), Komarada (under 2 km) and Rayapuram (1.6 km).

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

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