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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 589364
- Pincode
- 521333
- Post office
- Kaikalur
- Population
- 1,231
- Households
- 359
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1059 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 701
- Distance to district centre
- 171 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 141 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 103 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 193 km
- Nearest railway station
- Savalyapuram Junction · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gaythri Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kotcherla compares
By population, Kotcherla ranks #13 of 14 villages in Kalidindi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
−5.2% vs mandal average
- Kotcherla
- 56.4%
- Kalidindi mandal
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,059
+59 vs mandal average
- Kotcherla
- 1,059
- Kalidindi mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kotcherla
- 3.4
- Kalidindi mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kotcherla at a glance
Kotcherla is a village of 1,231 people in 359 households (Census 2011) in Kalidindi mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 13th-largest of 14 villages in Kalidindi mandal. Literacy is 56%, 5 points below the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,059 women per 1,000 men. It lies 171 km from the Eluru district centre, 21 km from Mulakalur, the nearest town, 8 km from Savalyapuram Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521333, served by Kaikalur post office; the LGD village code is 589364. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gaythri Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Gudivada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Venigandla Ramu. The population is estimated at 1,451 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kotcherla →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotcherla · this village | 1,231 | 56% | — |
| Kotcherla · Ranastalam | 2,220 | 43% | 0 km N |
| Kotcherla · Ipuru | 6,338 | 43% | 0 km N |
| Kondramutla · Ipuru | 6,215 | 45% | 3.8 km S |
| Agnigundala · Ipuru | 5,138 | 41% | 4.1 km NW |
| Angalur · Ipuru | 2,165 | 46% | 4.4 km NE |
| Dasullapalle · Ipuru | 33 | 49% | 4.9 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotcherla
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- 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
- GUDIVADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOTCHERLA
- Total area (ha)
- 214
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 162.75
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kotcherla
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Key facts — Kotcherla
- LGD code
- 589364
- Pincode
- 521333
- Post office
- Kaikalur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,231
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,451
- Households
- 359
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1059
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.14933°N, 79.76077°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gudivada
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Venigandla Ramu
- Block / Mandal
- Kalidindi
Getting there
How to reach Kotcherla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati103 kmcapital
- Hyderabad193 km
- Chennai345 km
- Bengaluru423 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSavalyapuram Junction8 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Epuru9 km
- Hospital / PHCGaythri Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India11 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum8 km
- CollegeJunior College11 km
- Police stationRompicherlal Police Station17 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521333
- KaikalurKaikaluru mandal21,292 pop
- KorukolluKalidindi mandal8,333 pop
- ThadinadaKalidindi mandal6,616 pop
- AtapakaKaikaluru mandal5,460 pop
- MandavalliMandavalli mandal4,996 pop
- Sana RudravaramKalidindi mandal4,110 pop
- KollapalemKalidindi mandal3,474 pop
- VarahapatnamKaikaluru mandal2,714 pop
- RachapatnamKaikaluru mandal2,402 pop
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Other villages named Kotcherla
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Villages near Kotcherla
Other villages in Kalidindi mandal
View all 13 →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, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)