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- LGD code
- 579299
- Pincode
- 534444
- Population
- 442
- Households
- 140
- Literacy rate
- 37.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1095 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 274
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothuru compares
By population, Kothuru ranks #16 of 20 villages in Velairpadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.8%
−6.9% vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 37.8%
- Velairpadu mandal
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,095
+16 vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 1,095
- Velairpadu mandal
- 1,079
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kothuru
- 3.2
- Velairpadu mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothuru at a glance
Kothuru is a village of 442 people in 140 households (Census 2011) in Velairpadu mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 20 villages in Velairpadu mandal. Literacy is 38%, 7 points below the mandal average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,095 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 534444; the LGD village code is 579299. The population is estimated at 521 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PALWANCHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 95
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 168
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NARLAVARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 2,843
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2,238
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kothuru
- LGD code
- 579299
- Pincode
- 534444
- Population (Census 2011)
- 442
- Population (projected 2026)
- 521
- Households
- 140
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1095
- Literacy rate
- 37.8%
- Block / Mandal
- Velairpadu
Same pincode
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- ThondipakaKukunoor mandal2,060 pop
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- AmaravaramKukunoor mandal1,834 pop
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View all 19 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)