Kavali

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nameKavali
other_nameKanakapatnam
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineKavali aerial view.jpg
image_captionKavali aerial view
pushpin_mapIndia Andhra Pradesh
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Andhra Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Andhra Pradesh
subdivision_name2Nellore district
established_title
government_typeMunicipal Council
governing_bodyKavali Municipal Council
leader_title1Chairman
leader_name1Vacant
leader_title2Deputy Chairman
leader_name2Vacant
leader_title3MLA
leader_name3DAGUMATI VENKATA KRISHNA REDDY (TDP)
leader_title4MP
leader_name4PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km222.95
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m20
population_total90099
population_as_of2011
population_rank4th (Towns in AP)
population_footnotes
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code524201,02,03
registration_plateAP-39
websitehttps://cdma.ap.gov.in/en/kavali-municipality
demographics1_info1Telugu
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Kavali is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh of India. It also serves as headquarters of Kavali mandal and Kavali revenue division.It is one of the few cities from Andhra Pradesh which were selected for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme.

Etymology

In Telugu, kāvali means protection/security. The name arises from the fact that in 1515, the king of Udayagiri, Harihara Rayulu stationed his army at this town.

Geography

Kavali is located at . It has an average elevation of 17 m. The town is at a distance of 8 km from the Bay of Bengal.

Demographics

, the town had a population of . The total population is males, females and children (in the age group of 0–6 years). The average literacy rate stands at 81.09% with literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Governance

Civic administration

Kavali Municipal Council is the seat of local government which administers Kavali town.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the town has a total of 57 schools. These include 34 private, 2 ZPHS and 21 municipal schools.

VSU PG Study centre and JB college is located in Kavali. 3 engineering colleges are present in the town.

Climate

| location = Kavali (1995–2020, extremes 1995–2020) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | Jan record high C = 34.5 | Feb record high C = 38.2 | Mar record high C = 40.8 | Apr record high C = 44.3 | May record high C = 47.2 | Jun record high C = 45.2 | Jul record high C = 41.0 | Aug record high C = 39.5 | Sep record high C = 40.1 | Oct record high C = 38.6 | Nov record high C = 36.3 | Dec record high C = 34.0 | year record high C = 47.2 | Jan high C = 29.8 | Feb high C = 31.6 | Mar high C = 34.2 | Apr high C = 36.5 | May high C = 39.4 | Jun high C = 37.8 | Jul high C = 35.6 | Aug high C = 34.9 | Sep high C = 34.5 | Oct high C = 32.7 | Nov high C = 30.7 | Dec high C = 29.5 | year high C = 33.9 | Jan low C = 20.5 | Feb low C = 21.7 | Mar low C = 23.9 | Apr low C = 26.3 | May low C = 28.4 | Jun low C = 28.3 | Jul low C = 27.0 | Aug low C = 26.5 | Sep low C = 26.0 | Oct low C = 25.0 | Nov low C = 23.1 | Dec low C = 21.2 | year low C = 24.8 | Jan record low C = 16.2 | Feb record low C = 16.6 | Mar record low C = 19.0 | Apr record low C = 20.4 | May record low C = 21.6 | Jun record low C = 21.3 | Jul record low C = 21.3 | Aug record low C = 22.3 | Sep record low C = 21.8 | Oct record low C = 19.5 | Nov record low C = 18.0 | Dec record low C = 17.0 | year record low C = 16.2 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 34.9 | Feb rain mm = 21.1 | Mar rain mm = 6.2 | Apr rain mm = 13.4 | May rain mm = 56.1 | Jun rain mm = 56.0 | Jul rain mm = 77.0 | Aug rain mm = 100.0 | Sep rain mm = 113.1 | Oct rain mm = 300.0 | Nov rain mm = 284.2 | Dec rain mm = 82.3 | year rain mm = 1144.2 | Jan rain days = 1.0 | Feb rain days = 0.9 | Mar rain days = 0.3 | Apr rain days = 0.7 | May rain days = 1.6 | Jun rain days = 3.8 | Jul rain days = 5.3 | Aug rain days = 6.6 | Sep rain days = 6.4 | Oct rain days = 8.8 | Nov rain days = 8.3 | Dec rain days = 3.5 | year rain days = 47.1 |time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 68 | Feb humidity = 65 | Mar humidity = 66 | Apr humidity = 68 | May humidity = 56 | Jun humidity = 48 | Jul humidity = 53 | Aug humidity = 55 | Sep humidity = 62 | Oct humidity = 70 | Nov humidity = 72 | Dec humidity = 71 |year humidity = 63 |source 1 = India Meteorological Department{{cite web | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | access-date = April 8, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Kavali Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 403–404 | access-date = 18 February 2020}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M10 | access-date = 18 February 2020}}

Transport

Roadways

National Highway 16, a part of Golden Quadrilateral highway network, bypasses the town. National Highway 167BG which starts at National Highway 167B near Seetharamapuram village in Nellore district ends at kavali.

Railways

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Kavali railway station is located on the Howrah–Chennai main line. It is classified as a B–category station in the Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Kavali bus station. The nearest planned upcoming sea port is Ramayapatnam port which is at a distance of 20 km from the town.

Air

The nearest airport is under construction at Damavaram which is 30 km from the town.

References

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  17. (2019-12-25). "Andhra Pradesh government proposes seaport worth Rs 10k cr at Ramayapatnam". The Economic Times.
  18. Special Correspondent. (2020-02-13). "Parties speak in one voice on Ramayapatnam port project". The Hindu.
  19. "Airports Authority of India to develop greenfield airport in Nellore".
  20. India, The Hans. (2019-01-11). "Dagadarthi airport will be ready in 14 months".

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