Kovur, Nellore

Kovur
Town
Kovur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14°29′00″N 79°59′00″E / 14.4833°N 79.9833°ECoordinates: 14°29′00″N 79°59′00″E / 14.4833°N 79.9833°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Nellore
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	48,512
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	524137
Telephone code	08622

Kovur is a census town and Mandal headquarters in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Geography

Kovur is located at 14°29′00″N 79°59′00″E / 14.4833°N 79.9833°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 15 meters (52 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[2] had a population of 48,512. Males constitute 52.6.7% of the population and females 47.4%. Kovur has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 68.7%: male literacy is 82.14%, and female literacy is 78.11%.

Assembly constituency

Kovur is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh and biggest in Nellore District. There are 2,53,095 registered voters in Kovur constituency in 2009 elections.

Elected members

List of elected members:^[3]

• 1978 - Pellakuru Ramachandra Reddy
• 1983, 1985 and 1989 - Nallapareddy Sreenivasulu Reddy
• 1993, 1994 and 1999 - Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy ^[4]
• 2004 - polamreddy srenivasulu reddy
• 2009 - Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy
• 2012- Nallapareddy prasanna kumar Reddy *2014-polamreddy sreenivasulu reddy

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics.Kovur
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. Election Commission of India. AP Assembly results.1978-2004
4. 123telugu.com.AP Assembly results 2009