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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 586972
- Pincode
- 533401
- Post office
- Tuni
- Population
- 11,957
- Households
- 2,776
- Literacy rate
- 51%
- Sex ratio
- 1116 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,829
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 220 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 427 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tuni · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Anganwadi Centre · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothuru compares
By population, Kothuru ranks #3 of 21 villages in Tuni mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.0%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 51.0%
- Tuni mandal
- 50.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,116
+91 vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 1,116
- Tuni mandal
- 1,025
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 4.3
- Tuni mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothuru at a glance
Kothuru is a village of 11,957 people in 2,776 households (Census 2011) in Tuni mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 21 villages in Tuni mandal. Literacy is 51%, about the same as the mandal average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,116 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Kakinada district centre, 4 km from S. Annavaram (R), the nearest town, 3 km from Tuni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533401, served by Tuni post office; the LGD village code is 586972. The nearest hospital or health centre is Anganwadi Centre, 2 km away. The village votes in Tuni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Divya Yanamala. The population is estimated at 14,097 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: L.Kothuru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kothuru · this village | 11,957 | 51% | — |
| Talluru · Tuni | 2,821 | 47% | 0 km N |
| Valluru · Tuni | 3,488 | 48% | 0 km N |
| Tuni · Tuni | — | — | 3.4 km E |
| Rekhavanipalem · Tuni | 3,614 | 56% | 3.5 km NE |
| Rekhavanipalem · Bheemunipatnam | 3,614 | — | 3.5 km NE |
| S. Annavaram (R) · Tuni | 13,190 | 63% | 3.6 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kothuru
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 9
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- TUNI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOTHURU
- Total area (ha)
- 2,211
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 223.89
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kothuru
- LGD code
- 586972
- Pincode
- 533401
- Post office
- Tuni
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,957
- Population (projected 2026)
- 14,097
- Households
- 2,776
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1116
- Literacy rate
- 51.0%
- Coordinates
- 17.36097°N, 82.51449°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tuni
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Divya Yanamala
- Block / Mandal
- Tuni
Getting there
How to reach Kothuru
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati220 kmcapital
- Hyderabad427 km
- Chennai533 km
- Bengaluru719 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTuni3 km
- Bus stopBus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCAnganwadi Centre2 km
- ATM / bankLIC OFFICE2 km
- Petrol pumpSRI KRISHNA AGENCIES(PETROL PUMP)2 km
- CollegeGovt.Degree College2 km
- Police stationTUNI URBAN POLICE STATION3 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kothuru
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kothuru
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 533401
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- KothuruDummugudem · Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana674 pop
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- KothuruVelairpadu · Eluru, Andhra Pradesh442 pop
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Villages near Kothuru
Other villages in Tuni mandal
View all 22 →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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)