Chodavaram, Visakhapatnam district

Chodavaram is a town in the Visakhapatnam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1]

Chodavaram
TownVisakhapatnam
Entrance arch of Chodavaram Ganesh Temple
Chodavaram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Chodavaram
Chodavaram (India)
Coordinates: 17.8333°N 82.9500°E / 17.8333; 82.9500
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVisakhapatnam
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationAP

Geography

Chodavaram is a town located on the country's east coast.[2]

History

The original name of the town was Chola Varam. The Chola dynasty (300 BC to 1279 AD), at that time rulers of Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh, founded Chola Varam as a border post en route to the Gajapathi kingdom of Orissa. In 1941, Chodavaram had a population of 8,379.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2011, the town's population was 20,251, composed of 9,868 males and 10,383 females. The sex ratio was 1,052; versus a state average was 993. 2,035 children were aged 0-6, comprising 10.05% of Chodavaram's population and creating a child sex ratio of approximately 951; the state average is 939.

The literacy rate in the town of Chodavaram is approximately 77.49%; the state rate is 67.02%.

Legislative assembly

Chodavaram is an assembly constituency. 154,712 voters were registered in the Chodavaram constituency along with Butchiyyapeta, Ravikamatham and Rolugunta, according to the 1999 elections.

Elected Members

  • 1951 - Kandarpa Venkataramesam (KLP)
  • 1955 - Reddi Jagannadham Naidu (Cong)
  • 1967 - Sri Vechalapu Palavelly (Cong)
  • 1972 - Sri Vechalapu Palavelly (Cong)
  • 1978 - Emani Seetha Rama Sastry (Janata Party)
  • 1983 - Gunuru Erri Naidu (Milatri Naidu) (TDP)
  • 1985 - Gunuru Erri Naidu (Milatri Naidu) (TDP)
  • 1989 - Balireddi Satya Rao (Cong)
  • 1994 - Gunuru Erri Naidu (Milatri Naidu) (TDP)
  • 1999 - Balireddi Satya Rao (Cong)
  • 2004 - Ganta Srinivasa Rao (TDP)
  • 2008 - Ganta Srinivasa Rao (resigned as MLA and joined in PRP)
  • 2009 - KSNS Raju (TDP)
  • 2014 - KSNS Raju (TDP)
  • 2019 - Karanam Dharmasri (YSRCP)

The drawback of the election process in Chodavaram is that the voters have elected leaders who are not from the same party as that ruling the state government. Since 1989, this has had a significant impact on development.

Education

Primary and secondary education is provided by the government, aided by private schools.[4][5] Instruction is offered in English & Telugu. There is also a Government Polytechnic in chodavaram.

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References
  1. "Mandal wise list of villages in Visakhapatnam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics.Chodavaram
  3. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403
  4. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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