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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 588384
- Pincode
- 534475
- Post office
- Vijayarai
- Population
- 2,583
- Households
- 678
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,408
- Distance to district centre
- 199 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 203 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 269 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 456 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bayyavaram · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- St.Ann's Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kavagunta compares
By population, Kavagunta ranks #12 of 28 villages in Pedavegi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.1%
−5.8% vs mandal average
- Kavagunta
- 57.1%
- Pedavegi mandal
- 62.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
+20 vs mandal average
- Kavagunta
- 987
- Pedavegi mandal
- 967
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Kavagunta
- 3.8
- Pedavegi mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kavagunta at a glance
Kavagunta is a village of 2,583 people in 678 households (Census 2011) in Pedavegi mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 28 villages in Pedavegi mandal. Literacy is 57%, 6 points below the mandal average of 63% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 199 km from the Eluru district centre, 11 km from Madugula, the nearest town, 26 km from Bayyavaram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534475, served by Vijayarai post office; the LGD village code is 588384. The nearest hospital or health centre is St.Ann's Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Denduluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar. The population is estimated at 3,045 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavagunta · this village | 2,583 | 57% | — |
| Kavagunta · Ravikamatham | 823 | 42% | 0 km N |
| P.Sivaram Puram · Madugula | 254 | 39% | 1 km NW |
| Buddibanda · Ravikamatham | 168 | 38% | 1.4 km S |
| Pongalipaka · Madugula | 1,209 | 51% | 1.4 km NW |
| Vommali Jagannadhapuram · Madugula | 1,475 | 47% | 1.8 km NE |
| Matsyapuram · Ravikamatham | 276 | 54% | 1.9 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kavagunta
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ELURU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KAVAGUNTA
- Total area (ha)
- 465
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 414
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kavagunta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kavagunta
- LGD code
- 588384
- Pincode
- 534475
- Post office
- Vijayarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,583
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,045
- Households
- 678
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Coordinates
- 17.83406°N, 82.76185°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Eluru
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Denduluru
- Member of Parliament
- Putta Mahesh Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chintamaneni Prabhakar
- Block / Mandal
- Pedavegi
Getting there
How to reach Kavagunta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati269 kmcapital
- Hyderabad456 km
- Chennai592 km
- Bengaluru774 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBayyavaram26 km
- Bus stopRavikamatam Bus Stop6 km
- Hospital / PHCSt.Ann's Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpHP6 km
- CollegeSKML junior college gotivada sabbavaram37 km
- Police stationButchiyyapeta Police Station13 km
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Villages near Kavagunta
Other villages in Pedavegi mandal
View all 27 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)