Kovur is a village in
Kandukur Mandal of
Prakasam district, in the
State of
Andhra Pradesh,
India. It is the one of the large tobacco farming villages in the Kandukur region.
Language
All locals speak
Telugu, the regional language of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
Kovur is located at (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, 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 Illeterates : 1,226
Temples in Kovur village
- TWO Sri Rama Temple's
- Ankamma Talli Temple
- Veera Brahmendra Swami Temple
Water resources
Several lakes are located in Kovur.
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 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 Kovuru China Ankaiah.
- 1990's Nadendla Subba Rao.
- 1980's Konka Venkata Subbaiah .
- 1970's Male Rami Reddy.
List of MPTC's
- 2006 - present Darukumalli Menamma
- 2001 -2006 Nadendla subbarathamma
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 and more than 10 Auto's serving the people for their daily needs.
- Nearest Railway Station is Singarayakonda.
- 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,
Eenadu,
AndhraJyothi and
Vaartha are read, which are published from
Ongole. The popular TV Channels are state wide
Telugu cable channels Gemini, Maa TV, ETV ,Teja and all other news channels , Hindi , English Movie channels ,Local cable channels are available.
See also
References
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