# Kovvada Village, Buttayagudem, West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Buttayagudem, West Godavari 

# Kovvada

Kovvada is a village in Buttayagudem sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **534448**. The 2011 Census counted **508 people in 128 households**, the 24th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 508people (2011)
- 128households
- 62.8%literacy
- 534448PIN code

## Kovvada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kovvada is 534448.** Kovvada falls in Buttayagudem sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code534448
- Gram panchayatRajanagaram
- Community development blockButtayagudem
- Census village code588084

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kovvada from nearby towns?

- Buttayagudem (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Eluru (district HQ)82 km by road
- Tadepallegudem (nearest town)55 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kovvada?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kovvada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koyyalagudem
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotaramachandrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kotaramachandrapuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kovvada known for?

The main crops are **tobacco and cashew nut**. About 27% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kovvada

Of every 100 households in Kovvada in 2011, 81 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kovvada · ■ Buttayagudem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****97%**

**47%

Television ****45%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**28%

Own their home ****92%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kovvada?

■ Kovvada · ■ Buttayagudem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1077

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**996

Working population ****45.1%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 63.6% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 214 (93%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Buttayagudem

- Jainavarigudem704 people
- Jaggisetti Gudem698 people
- Bothappagudem615 people
- Kopalle515 people
- Muddappagudem477 people
- Palakunta422 people
- Lakshmipuram403 people
- Munjuluru386 people

[All 53 villages in Buttayagudem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/buttayagudem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kovvada?534448
- How far is Kovvada from Eluru?82 km by road
- What is the population of Kovvada?508 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kovvada in?West Godavari district (Buttayagudem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kovvada?62.8% (Census 2011)
