Kovvur mandal is one of the 19
mandal
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s in
East Godavari district of the
Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters are located in the town of
Kovvur.
The mandal is bounded by
Nidadavole,
Chagallu,
Devarapalle, Tallapaudi mandals and on the east by the
Godavari River
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.
Demographics
Census of India
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, the mandal had a population of 108,445. The total population constitute, 53,392 males and 55,053 females —a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 10,633 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 5,312 are boys and 5,321 are girls. The effective literacy rate stands at 76.33% with 74,659 literates.
Governance
Kovvur mandal is one of the
3 mandals under
Kovvur (SC) (Assembly constituency)
Kovvur Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of t ...
, which in turn represents
Rajahmundry (Lok Sabha constituency) of
Andhra Pradesh.
Towns and villages
census, the mandal has 17 settlements. It includes 1 town and 16 villages.
Kovvur (M) is the only town in the mandal.
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
''Note: M-
Municipality,
†–Mandal headquarters''
See also
*
List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
References
{{East Godavari district
Mandals in East Godavari district