Village · Kakinada, East Godavari
# Kovvuru

Kovvuru is a village in Kakinada sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533016. The 2011 Census counted 7,293 people in 1,806 households, the 3rd largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 7,293 people (2011)
- 1,806 households
- 66.2% literacy
- 533016 PIN code

## Kovvuru PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kovvuru is 533016. Kovvuru falls in Kakinada sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533016
- Gram panchayat Kovvuru
- Community development block Kakinada
- Census village code 587501

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kovvuru from nearby towns?
- Kakinada Rural (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 7 km by road
- Kakinada (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kovvuru?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kovvuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kakinada
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kakinada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kakinada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kovvuru known for?

The main crops are paddy. Products made here include rice. About 73% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kovvuru

Of every 100 households in Kovvuru in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kovvuru · ■ Kakinada rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 93%
- Toilet within the home 40% 57%
- No toilet (open defecation) 50% 39%
- Tap water 16% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 36%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 57%
- Use banking services 31% 31%
- Television 62% 63%
- Mobile phone 46% 53%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 14%
- Own their home 80% 79%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kovvuru?

■ Kovvuru · ■ Kakinada rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.2% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 972
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 955
- Working population 38.8% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 62% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 97 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,575 (56%) · ■ Household industry 37 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,023 (36%) · ■ Marginal 96 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kakinada
- Thammavaram 9,513 people
- Thimmapuram 7,624 people
- Panduru 5,489 people
- Kovvada 4,863 people
- Nemam 4,198 people
- Repuru 2,683 people

All 8 villages in Kakinada

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kovvuru? 533016
- How far is Kovvuru from Kakinada? 7 km by road
- What is the population of Kovvuru? 7,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovvuru in? East Godavari district (Kakinada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kovvuru? 66.2% (Census 2011)

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