Kavali

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

| 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

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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