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- LGD code
- 587287
- Pincode
- 533446
- Post office
- Sankhavaram
- Population
- 562
- Households
- 145
- Literacy rate
- 34.5%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 209
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 166 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 377 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gudaparti · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lion Eye Care Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothuru compares
By population, Kothuru ranks #19 of 40 villages in Prathipadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.5%
−16.0% vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 34.5%
- Prathipadu mandal
- 50.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−57 vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 945
- Prathipadu mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
3.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 3.9
- Prathipadu mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothuru at a glance
Kothuru is a village of 562 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Prathipadu mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 19th-largest of 40 villages in Prathipadu mandal. Literacy is 35%, 16 points below the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Kakinada district centre, 4 km from Jaggampeta, the nearest town, 22 km from Gudaparti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533446, served by Sankhavaram post office; the LGD village code is 587287. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lion Eye Care Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Jaggampeta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jyothula Nehru. The population is estimated at 663 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gajjanapudi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kothuru · this village | 562 | 35% | — |
| J. Kothuru · Jaggampeta | 3,545 | 43% | 0.2 km NW |
| Tirupatirajupeta · Jaggampeta | 35 | 69% | 1.3 km NW |
| Balabhadrapuram · Jaggampeta | 514 | 42% | 2.3 km N |
| Rajapudi · Jaggampeta | 9,267 | 47% | 2.8 km NW |
| Pro. Ragampeta · Gandepalli | 8,171 | 55% | 3 km S |
| Manyanvaripalem · Jaggampeta | 2,835 | 40% | 3.6 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kothuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PEDDAPURAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GAJJANAPUDI
- Total area (ha)
- 907
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kothuru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kothuru
- LGD code
- 587287
- Pincode
- 533446
- Post office
- Sankhavaram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 562
- Population (projected 2026)
- 663
- Households
- 145
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 34.5%
- Coordinates
- 17.19580°N, 82.02900°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jaggampeta
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jyothula Nehru
- Block / Mandal
- Prathipadu
Getting there
How to reach Kothuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati166 kmcapital
- Hyderabad377 km
- Chennai495 km
- Bengaluru669 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGudaparti22 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Jaggampeta4 km
- Hospital / PHCLion Eye Care Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeGovt Junior College, Jaggampeta4 km
- Police stationJaggampeta Police Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kothuru
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kothuru
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 533446
- SankhavaramSankhavaram mandal11,039 pop
- RowthulapudiRowthulapudi mandal10,784 pop
- MulagapudiRowthulapudi mandal4,600 pop
- NellipudiSankhavaram mandal3,893 pop
- SrungavaramRowthulapudi mandal3,774 pop
- KonthangiSankhavaram mandal3,125 pop
- ChintaluruPrathipadu mandal2,901 pop
- Gondhi KothapalleSankhavaram mandal2,402 pop
- Santha PydipalaRowthulapudi mandal2,196 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Kothuru
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- KothuruRowthulapudi · Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh271 pop
Villages near Kothuru
Other villages in Prathipadu mandal
View all 39+ →- Prathipadu
- Dharmavaram
- Vommangi
- Rachapalle
- Yeluru
- Uttarakanchi
- Peddipalem
- Pothuluru
- Peda Sankarlapudi
- Gajjanapudi
- Chintaluru
- China Sankarlapudi
- Lampakalova
- Sarabhavaram
- U. Jagannadhapuram
- Vakapalle
- Vemulapalem
- Venkatanagaram
- Bavuruvaka
- Pandavulapalem
- Gokavaram
- Podurupaka
- Vanthada
- Bapannadhara
- P. Jagannadhapuram
- Thotapalle
- Mettu Chintha
- Buradakota
- Kondapalle
- Doparthi
- Thaduvai
- Uligogila
- K. Mirthivada
- Girijanapuram
- Yerakampalem
- Arilla Dhara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)