Kota, Andhra Pradesh

Kota, Andhra Pradesh

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Kota is a village in Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the Kota mandal and is known as the political hub of Nellore District. It is one of 19 villages in the Kota mandal.

Kota is located 30 km east to Chennai-Kolkata National Highway 5 (from Gudur) and 15 km away from the Bay of Bengal coast. The Sriharikota Satellite Launching Centre and the Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary are each located about 40 km from Kota.

Geography

Kota is located at coord|14.0333|N|80.0500|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Kota.html Falling Rain Genomics.Kota] ] It has an average elevation of 8 meters (29 feet).

Details

* District: Nellore
* Language: Telugu
* Revenue Division: Gudur
* Assembly Constituency: Gudur
* Parliament Constituency: Nellore
* Postal Codes: 524411 (Kota), 524413 (Vidya Nagar)

Transportation

Kota is well connected to other parts of India by road. The nearest railway station is at Gudur, the junction of the Chennai-Vijayawada and Tirupati-Vijayawada routes. The nearest airports are at Tirupati and Chennai. Chennai is also the nearest seaport.

Agriculture

The primary agricultural activities are rice and sugar cane crops, and aquaculture. The irrigation system is based on tanks and ground water.

Educational institutions

* (Panchayat Raj, government and aided institutions)
* School education - Secondary School Education (SSC) board, AP
* Intermediate education - Board of Intermediate Education, AP
* This area comes under the Sri Venkateswara University local region.

In Kota village

* High schools: 4
* Junior colleges: 1
* Degree colleges: 1

In Kota mandal

* Primary and upper primary schools: 67
* High schools: 11
* Junior colleges: 3
* Degree colleges: 2
* B.Ed colleges: 1
* Engineering colleges: 1

Notable residents

Member of Parliament Sri. Pnabaka Lakhmi (Nellore) is from the village of Kota.

References


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