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- LGD code
- 581518
- Pincode
- 532405
- Post office
- Gara
- Population
- 1,489
- Households
- 381
- Literacy rate
- 42.6%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 655
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 408 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 592 km
- Nearest railway station
- Urlam · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Srikurmam · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothurusyrigam compares
By population, Kothurusyrigam ranks #16 of 25 villages in Gara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.6%
−10.4% vs mandal average
- Kothurusyrigam
- 42.6%
- Gara mandal
- 53.0%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−55 vs mandal average
- Kothurusyrigam
- 949
- Gara mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kothurusyrigam
- 3.9
- Gara mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothurusyrigam at a glance
Kothurusyrigam is a village of 1,489 people in 381 households (Census 2011) in Gara mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 25 villages in Gara mandal. Literacy is 43%, 10 points below the mandal average of 53% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 5 km from Srikurmam, the nearest town, 13 km from Urlam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532405, served by Gara post office; the LGD village code is 581518. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Srikurmam, 5 km away. The village votes in Srikakulam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gondu Shankar. The population is estimated at 1,622 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kothurusyrigam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SRIKAKULAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOTHURUSYRIGAM
- Total area (ha)
- 320
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 230.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Kothurusyrigam
- LGD code
- 581518
- Pincode
- 532405
- Post office
- Gara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,489
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,622
- Households
- 381
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 42.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.31419°N, 83.99857°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Srikakulam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srikakulam
- Member of Parliament
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gondu Shankar
- Block / Mandal
- Gara
Getting there
How to reach Kothurusyrigam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati408 kmcapital
- Hyderabad592 km
- Kolkata656 km
- Chennai705 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUrlam13 km
- Bus stopSrikurmam X Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Srikurmam5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India10 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeGovernment College for Women10 km
- Police station1 Town Police Station11 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Srikurmam X Bus Stop1.8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kothurusyrigam
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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View all 24 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)