Kovur is a village in
Nellore district of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
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. The village is also the headquarters of the Kovur Mandal and Assembly Constituency. It is located in Kovur
mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Nellore revenue division
Nellore revenue division (or Nellore division) is an administrative division in the Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the four revenue divisions in the district with twelve mandals under its administration. T ...
. It forms a part of
Nellore Urban Development Authority
The Nellore Urban Development Authority (NUDA) is an urban planning agency spread over the district of Nellore of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was constituted on 1 February 2016, under ''Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Dev ...
. The poet "Thikkanna" was born in this place.
Geography
Kovur is located at and at an altitude of .
The village is spread over an area of .
Penna River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...
is the major river flows in the proximity of the village.
Demographics
census
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, Kovur had a population of 32,082. The total population constitute, 15,640 males and 16,442 females —a sex ratio of 1,051 females per 1,000 males. 3,196 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,659 are boys and 1,537 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 74.45% with 21,506 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.
Government and politics
Kovur
gram panchayat
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is the
local self-government
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of the village.
The panchayat has a total of 20 wards with an elected ward member. The present
sarpanch
A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...
of the village is ''Kutla Uma'' and vice-sarpanch is ''Intha Malla Reddy''. Kovur in Kovur
mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
is represented by
Kovur assembly constituency of
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-pa ...
. The present
MLA representing the constituency is Prasanna kumar Reddy of
YSR Congress
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...
. It forms a part in
Nellore Urban Development Authority
The Nellore Urban Development Authority (NUDA) is an urban planning agency spread over the district of Nellore of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was constituted on 1 February 2016, under ''Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Dev ...
. The present chairman is Kotamreddy Sreenivasulu reddy.
Economy
Paddy (unboiled rice) sugarcane is the major
Agricultural crop
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produced. The
L.Vannamei variety of
Shrimp farming
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Marine
Commercial marine shrimp farming ...
is the major
Aquaculture
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production in and around Kovur.
Transport
National Highway 16
Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 16
* European route E16
* European route E016
Australia
- Thompsons Road (Victoria)
- South Australia
Canada
;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway:
*Yellowhead H ...
, a part of
Golden Quadrilateral
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project, bypasses Kovur village.
Padugupadu railway station provides rail connectivity and is situated on
Vijayawada-Gudur section of
Howrah-Chennai main line. It is administered under
Vijayawada railway division
Vijayawada railway division (formerly: Bezawada railway division) is one of the three railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada.
History
It was formed a ...
of
South Central Railway zone
The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...
.
National Highway 67 bypasses through Kovur village.
Notable Persons
*
Tikkana Somayaji
Tikkana (or Tikkana Somayaji) (1205–1288) was a 13th century Telugu poet. Born into a Telugu-speaking Niyogi Brahmin family during the golden age of the Kakatiya dynasty, he was the second poet of the "Trinity of Poets (Kavi Trayam)" that tra ...
born in Patur Village, Kovur Mandal
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the village are 1,731. There are 15 schools which include, six private, eight Mandal Parishad and
ZPHS, and other types of school as well.
References
External links
village
{{Nellore district
Towns in Nellore district