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Kovvada observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Buttayagudem mandal is ఆంజనేయ స్వామి గుడి. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kovvada itself.
Devi Navaratri with a different alankaram each day, most publicly at Vijayawada Kanaka Durga. Vijayadashami carries the Jammi leaf exchange and Aksharabhyasam for children.
The regional form observed across Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Kovvada ranks #24 of 53 villages in Buttayagudem mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kovvada is a village of 508 people in 128 households (Census 2011) in Buttayagudem mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 53 villages in Buttayagudem mandal. Literacy is 55%, 6 points below the mandal average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Eluru district centre, 9 km from Parimpudi, the nearest town, 33 km from Pasivedala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534311, served by Kannapuram post office; the LGD village code is 588084. The nearest hospital or health centre is Suraksha Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Polavaram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chirri Balaraju. The population is estimated at 599 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rajanagaram →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovvada · this village | 508 | 55% | — |
| Rajanagaram · Buttayagudem | 762 | 78% | 0.6 km W |
| Muddappagudem · Buttayagudem | 477 | 66% | 1.2 km S |
| Kamayyakunta · Buttayagudem | 764 | 72% | 3 km NW |
| Bandarlagudem · Buttayagudem | 253 | 47% | 3.3 km NW |
| Lanka Palle · Buttayagudem | 129 | 47% | 3.6 km N |
| Mangapathidevipeta · Koyyalagudem | 2,244 | 43% | 4.3 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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