Gowthavaram is a village in Racherla mandal, in the
Prakasam district in the state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
in southern India. Its population consists of about 300 families of different castes. The dominant profession is agriculture with a small number working as teachers, policemen and in the military. There is an upper
primary school
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with a student population of about 200.
Gowhtavaram is known for
Painted stork
The painted stork (''Mycteria leucocephala'') is a large wader in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. Their distinctiv ...
nesting.
The village was formerly a part of
Anumula Palli Panchayati. In 1996 it became an independent Panchayath.
Villages in Prakasam district
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