Kovvur
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  Kovvur
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| State - District(s) |
Andhra Pradesh - West Godavari |
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| Area - Elevation |
- 11 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
39,193 - |
Kovvur is a small town in West Godavari district, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated adjacent to the west bank of the Godavari River.
Very famous during Godavari Pushkar. Gopadala revu and temple are very sacred.Actually there are many temples of various hindu Gods in the Gopadala revu(means the holy bank of the cow's feet).people from all over india(world) come here for the holy dip in the river during the pushkar,which comes once in every 12 years.
There are three bridges across the Godavari River linking Kovvur with Rajahmundry. The oldest of these was built by Sir Arthur Cotton and is over a hundred years old. Subsequently, a rail cum road bridge was built and most recently, another bridge was built for the railways.
3 Godavari bridges, Fertiliser factory (Andhra Sugars), highway are things you remember in Kovvur. The prominence of this small town doesn't end with just Godavari Pushkarams and godavari bridges. Andhra Sugars company, which has a branch in Kovvur is one of the oldest companies in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up a few days before India gained its independence in 1947 and has run smoothly without a single strike by employees. Kovvur has been recognized in recent assembly elections as the only constituency in West Godavari which won the seat for Telugu Desam Party. Surprisingly, in the 2000 assembly elections, it is the only constituency in West Godavari which lost the seat for Telugu Desam Party. It is not surprising that this constituency holds the uniqueness when it comes to assembly elections.One more notable thing about Kovvur is its high temperatures during mid summers which reached a height of 50 degree Celsius during the past 3 years
The name KOVVUR actually has a british origin.Legend goes that the original name of the town is GOVURU which means the holy town of the cow(similar to the govupadala revu).In telugu GOVU means cow & VURU means a town.The britishers who were ruling before the independence,were unable to pronounce the telugu name,therefore changed it to KOVVUR,(KOV resembling english word cow).Thus even after the independence,the name continued to be in use till date.
[edit] Geography
Kovvur is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kovvur had a population of 39,193. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kovvur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 66%. In Kovvur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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