Kovur is a village in Kandukur

Kandukur

Kandukur is a town, mandal and a municipality in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Kandukur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

 Mandal of Prakasam district

Prakasam district

Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, in India. The district headquarters is located at Ongole City...

, in the State

States and territories of India

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 of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India

India

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. It is one of the large tobacco farming villages in the Kandukur region.

Language

All locals speak Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

,English,Hindi the regional languages of the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Kovur is located at 15°13′00"N 79°54′00"E (15.216667, 79.91666).
Its surrounding Villages are Muppalla, SingaraguntaBotlaPalem, Patha SingaraguntaBotlaPalem, Pandalapadu, Jillelamoodi, NarisettyvariPalem and YerraguntaPalem.

Climate

• Winter: January and February
• Summer: March to May
• South West Monsoons - June to September
• North East Monsoons - October to December

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census

Census

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, Kovur had a population of 2,100. Males constitute 50.08% of the population and females 49.19%. The village has an average literacy rate of 41.5.The literacy rate of males in the village is 72% while that of females is 55%.

KOVUR VILLAGE POPULATION DETAILS :

• Households : 466
• Total Population : 2,100
• Male Population : 1,067
• Female Population : 1,033
• Kids Under 6 Yrs : 230
• Boys Under 6 Yrs : 128
• Girls Under 6 Yrs : 102
• Total Literates : 874
• Total Illiterates : 1,226

Temples in Kovur village

• TWO Sri Rama Temple's
• Ankamma Talli Temple
• Veera Brahmendra Swami Temple
• Poleramma Temple

Names of the lakes

• Toorpu cheruvu
• Chaviti cheruvu
• Jammi Kunta
• ChenchiReddy kunta
• Valeti Kunta
• Quanti kunta
• Sundaramma Kunta

Assembly constituency

The village is a part of the Kandukur

Kandukur

Kandukur is a town, mandal and a municipality in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Kandukur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

 assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There were a total of 176,773 registered voters in the Kandukur constituency in the 1999 elections, and there are 1,500 registered voters in Kovur.

List of Panchayathi presidents

• 2006 onward's china venkaiah
• 1988-2005 Nadendla venkata Subba Rao.
• 1982-1988 Konka Venkata Subbaiah .
• 1975 kakumani Kondiah.

*1960-1975 M.Rami Reddy .

List of MPTC's

• 2006–present Darukumalli Menamma

• 2001-2006 Nadella Ravanamma
• 1996-2001 Uppu Kotamma

List of MLA's

• 1978 - Divi Kondaiah Choudary
• 1983 and 1985 - Sri Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy
• 1989 and 1994 - Manugunta Maheedhar reddy
• 1994 and 1999 - Divi Sivaram
• 1999 and 2004 - Divi Sivaram
• 2004–present - Manugunta Maheedhar reddy

Schools

Kovur has six Govt. Schools (l.k.g to 7th Class). These schools had served so many people around Kandukur and A.P. who are in various positions in Government and Private Organisations.

Agriculture

Kovur is famous for its agriculture, particularly tobacco farming is major part. Kandukur Region is one the regions where the BRIGHT quality (Varginia) Tobacco is cultivated. CTRI (Central Tobacco Research Institute) has been set up in Kandukur for the research on the tobacco.

Transportation

• Kovur has APSRTC Bus service from Kandukur
  Kandukur
  Kandukur is a town, mandal and a municipality in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Kandukur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
  
   and more than 10 Autos serving the people for their daily needs.
• Nearest Railway Station is Singarayakonda
  Singarayakonda
  Singarayakonda is a census town in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-About:This is situated on the NH-5 Highway and has a connectivity of the Railway line between Vijayawada and Chennai. This gives highest revenue than any other station in this line of South Central Railway...
  
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• The nearest International Airport is about 250 km North in Vijayawada from kovur. Land acquisition is going on for the construction of a new airport 50 km from Kovur(i.e. Ongole).

Media

All major Telugu news papers like Sakshi

Sakshi

Sakshi is a Telugu media group. The group has a news daily and a Telugu News channel. It is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.-Sakshi Newspaper:Main article: Sakshi...

, Eenadu

Eenadu

Eenadu , headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is the largest circulated Telugu news daily in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the world. According to NRS 2011 it has a readership of 17,00,000 and is the third most circulated regional language daily and 10th most circulated daily in India...

, AndhraJyothi and Vaartha

Vaartha

Vaartha , headquartered in Hyderabad, India is a Telugu news paper.Vaartha means "News" in Telugu. Vaartha is the firstly daily in Andhra Pradesh to have facilitated Information Technology in publishing all the news that broke as late as 4 a.m. Vaartha is extremely popular in the beginning of its...

 are read, which are published from Ongole. The popular TV Channels are state wide Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 cable channels Sakshi TV

Sakshi TV

Sakshi TV is a Telugu news television channel. It belongs to Sakshi group. The channel's ceo is Priyadarshini Ram, under the chairmanship Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy.-History:The channel started airing on March 1, 2009....

, Gemini

Gemini TV

Gemini TV is a Telugu language Indian Television channel offered by Sun Network. The channel's programming includes serials, films,interactive film-based programs, game shows and News....

, Maa TV, ETV,Teja and all other news channels, Hindi, English Movie channels,Local cable channels are available.

External links

• Pin codes of Prakasam district
• http://0b9bb2963af170d4ef885789dcad9b66.te.licestudy.org/