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About Kotiya Village

Kotiya is a small village in Salur tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 213 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535591, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotiya village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Salur
Pincode 535591
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 213
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Kotiya compares

By the 2011 count Kotiya is the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Kotiya

Kotiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kotiya 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 Kotiya from other places

Kotiya lies about 70 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Salur, about 21 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 Kotiya
Nearest railway station Salur 21 km
Nearest town Sālūr 22 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 70 km

Villages closest to Kotiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotiya village had a population of 445. That makes it the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Kotiya village has 213 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotiya has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Kotiya is 535591. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotiya covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotiya falls under Salur tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotiya is Salur, about 21 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 Kotiya.

Kotiya is about 70 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotiya is in Salur tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Salur is about 21 km away. Sālūr is about 22 km away. Vizianagaram is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganjaibhadra (under 2 km), Yeguvasembi (2.5 km) and Dulibhadra (3.5 km).

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

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