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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
- 580098
- Pincode
- 532457
- Post office
- Nivagam
- Population
- 631
- Households
- 194
- Literacy rate
- 25.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1083 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 432
- Distance to district centre
- 32 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 439 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 606 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sitapuram · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kurigam · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Althi compares
By population, Althi ranks #28 of 36 villages in Kothuru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
25.7%
−25.4% vs mandal average
- Althi
- 25.7%
- Kothuru mandal
- 51.1%
- Srikakulam district
- 55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,083
+82 vs mandal average
- Althi
- 1,083
- Kothuru mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Althi
- 3.3
- Kothuru mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Althi at a glance
Althi is a village of 631 people in 194 households (Census 2011) in Kothuru mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 28th-largest of 36 villages in Kothuru mandal. Literacy is 26%, 25 points below the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. It lies 32 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 10 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 4 km from Sitapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532457, served by Nivagam post office; the LGD village code is 580098. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kurigam, 4 km away. The village votes in Palakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayakrishna Nimmaka. The population is estimated at 687 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Althi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Althi · this village | 631 | 26% | — |
| Boddaguda · Kothuru | 175 | 19% | 2 km SW |
| Metakaturu · Paralakhemundi | 81 | 32% | 2.2 km N |
| Savarasiddamadugu · Pathapatnam | 566 | 62% | 2.2 km E |
| Bonni · Pathapatnam | 194 | 17% | 2.5 km SE |
| Kakaraguda · Kothuru | 334 | 32% | 2.9 km SW |
| Sidhamadanga · Kasinagar | 685 | 52% | 3 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Althi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 19
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PARLAKIMIDI (ORISSA)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 78
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ALTHI
- Total area (ha)
- 89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40.65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Althi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Althi
- LGD code
- 580098
- Pincode
- 532457
- Post office
- Nivagam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 631
- Population (projected 2026)
- 687
- Households
- 194
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1083
- Literacy rate
- 25.7%
- Coordinates
- 18.80420°N, 84.01924°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Araku
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palakonda
- Member of Parliament
- Gumma Thanuja Rani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayakrishna Nimmaka
- Block / Mandal
- Kothuru
Getting there
How to reach Althi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati439 kmcapital
- Hyderabad606 km
- Kolkata616 km
- Chennai752 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSitapuram4 km
- Bus stopParlakhemundi Bus Station8 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kurigam4 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump8 km
- CollegeSri Venkateswara Degree College Kotturu17 km
- Police stationPOLICE STATION9 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 532457
Villages near Althi
Other villages in Kothuru mandal
View all 35 →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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)