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About Kothapadu Village

Kothapadu is a mid sized village in Iragavaram tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 786 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Iragavaram
Pincode 534217
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 786
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothapadu compares

By the 2011 count Kothapadu is the 16th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kothapadu

Kothapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothapadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kothapadu from other places

Kothapadu lies about 64 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Velpuru, about 7.3 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 Kothapadu
Tehsil headquarters Iragavaram 1.6 km
Nearest town Penugonda 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Velpuru 7.3 km
District headquarters West Godavari 64 km

Villages closest to Kothapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothapadu village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 16th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,135 residents.

Kothapadu village has 786 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothapadu has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kothapadu is 534217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothapadu covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothapadu falls under Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kothapadu is Velpuru, about 7.3 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 village for Kothapadu.

Kothapadu is about 64 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothapadu is in Iragavaram tehsil of West Godavari district. Iragavaram is about 1.6 km away. Penugonda is about 4.8 km away. Velpuru is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iragavaram (1.6 km), Kantheru (1.8 km) and Inaparru (1.9 km).

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

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