Kovur is a village in

Nellore district Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region, is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557 of which ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. 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, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...

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. Th ...

. It forms a part of Nellore Urban Development Authority. 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, Penneru, Penner, Pennar, Pennai) is a river of southern India. After originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South directions. The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills, India, ...

is the major river flows in the proximity of the village.

Demographics

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, 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 is the

local self-government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

of the village. The panchayat has a total of 20 wards with an elected ward member. The present

sarpanch A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ...

of the village is ''Kutla Uma'' and vice-sarpanch is ''Intha Malla Reddy''. Kovur in Kovur

is represented by Kovur assembly constituency of

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

. The present MLA representing the constituency is Prasanna kumar Reddy of YSR Congress. It forms a part in Nellore Urban Development Authority. The present chairman is Kotamreddy Sreenivasulu reddy.

Economy

Paddy (unboiled rice) sugarcane is the major Agricultural crop produced. The L.Vannamei variety of

Shrimp farming Shrimp farming is a form of aquaculture that takes place in marine or freshwater environments, producing shrimp or prawns (crustaceans of the groups Caridea or Dendrobranchiata) for human consumption. However, the industry has raised concerns abou ...

is the major

Aquaculture Aquaculture (less commonly spelled aquiculture), also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation ("farming") of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and other organisms of value such as aquatic plants (e.g. Nelu ...

production in and around Kovur.

Transport

National Highway 16 Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to: International * AH16, Asian Highway 16 * European route E16 * European route E016 Australia – Thompsons Road (Victoria) – South Australia Canada ;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway: *Ye ...

, a part of

Golden Quadrilateral The Golden Quadrilateral (; abbreviated GQ) is a network of National Highway (India), national highways connecting major cities of India. It roughly forms a quadrilateral with major cities – Delhi (north), Kolkata (east), Mumbai (west) and ...

project, bypasses Kovur village.

Padugupadu railway station Padugupadu railway station (station code:PGU), located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Kovur City in Nellore district. It has 3 platforms with shelter and drinking water facility is also now available. 2 Express trains are halting ...

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 is one of the six railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. History It was formed as one of the eig ...

South Central Railway zone 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 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka. It has three divisions under its administration, wh ...

. National Highway 67 bypasses through Kovur village.

Notable People

Duvvuri Subbarao Duvvuri Subbarao (born 11 August 1949) is an Indian economist, central banker and retired IAS officer. He served as the 22nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from September 2008 to September 2013, with an extension in 2011, unde ...

, Former IAS Officer who held various important positions in both state and union governments including Finance Secretary in

Government of Andhra Pradesh The Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as GoAP, is the Administrative division, state government and the administrative body responsible for the governance of the States of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati is the capital ...

, Finance Secretary of India and finally served as Governor of Reserve Bank of India from 2008 - 2013 before retiring from government service.

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

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{{Nellore district Towns in Nellore district