Kavuluru, West Godavari

Kavuluru
village
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	534176
Telephone code	08818

Kavuluru is a village in the Nallajerla Mandal in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is situated on the bank of a rivulet Yerrakalava on the state Highway 44 having very good facility for transport. The village is located 50 kilometers from its district headquarters and 45 kilometers from Rajahmundry. The nearest towns are Tadepalligudem and Jangareddygudem.

There are about 1313 (1311 Available) voters in the village. About 91 percent votes were polled in the previous (2014) assembly and parliamentary elections.

Occupation

People of this village depend mainly on agriculture, like rest of the district. The main crops of the village are paddy, tobacco, coconut, sugarcane, palm oil, corn and cashew nut. Crops like ground nut, sesame, jute, mango, sweet lime, lemon, Chikoo, banana, water melon, musk melon and some vegetables are grown intermittently and rarely. Sugarcane produced in the village is carried to nearby sugar factories in Chagallu, Thaduwai, and Bheemadolu. Also the village is a rich source of milk. Milk produced in the village is carried to near by diaries like Thirumala, Sri Chakra and Agrigold. The agriculture of the village is highly dependent on Bore wells. The villagers of Kavuluru follow modern agriculture techniques to get better yields.

Geography

The village has a pond at its heart. To the north, there is a cemetery on the bank of Yerrakalva. To the east, there is a temple of goddess Ganganamma. On the road towards Nallajerla to the south, there is another temple of goddess Poleramma. To the west, there is a stretch of farms extending until the temple of Papullamma.

Education

There is a Board School at the center of the village which is being run by the State Government beside the Gram Panchayat Office. The village gives high importance to the education for its younger generations. As part of Integrated Child Development Services, the village has Anganwadi centre.