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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Duvva
| other_name = Durvasapuram
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Village]]
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
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| coordinates = {{coord|16|46|45|N|81|37|27|E|region:IN_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[West Godavari district|West Godavari]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2815_PART_B_DCHB_WEST%20GODAVARI.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner|accessdate=13 May 2016|pages=14,408|format=PDF}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 17.99
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census" />
| population_total = 13596
| population_as_of = 2011
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|Pincode]]
| postal_code = 534156<ref>"[https://pincode.org.in/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/d/duvva Pin Code: Duvva, West Godavari]". PINcode.org.in. Retrieved 2015-02-17.</ref>
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'''Duvva''' is a village in [[West Godavari district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in [[Tanuku mandal]] of [[Kovvur revenue division]].<ref name="census" /> The nearest railway station is Satyavada (STVA) located at a distance of 5.77 Km from Duvva.

== Economy ==
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The economy of Duvva is largely based on agriculture & small manufacturing. Most of the surrounding area is fertile farm land. The main crops grown in Duvva are rice and bananas. This is due to the composition of the soil, which is too moist to grow plants such as potatoes, and topography, which prohibits the growing of vegetables such as Eggplants or Tomatoes.

[[File:Rice Patti in Duvva, India.jpg|thumb|Rice Patti Found in Duvva, India. An agricultural based economy.]]

== Etymology ==
It is believed that the sage, Durvasa had established the village and the village was formerly known with the name, ''Durvasapuram''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=(India)|first1=Andhra Pradesh|last2=Sivasankaranarayana|first2=Bh|last3=Rajagopal|first3=M. V.|last4=Ramesan|first4=N.|title=Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: West Godavari|publisher=Director of Print. and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press; [copies can be had from: Government Publication Bureau|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=csRhAAAAIAAJ&q=Durvasapuram&dq=Durvasapuram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja6c22kpLUAhWJq48KHaW-A1QQ6AEISDAI|accessdate=28 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Duvva had a population of 13596. The total population constitute, 6771 males and 6825 females with a sex ratio of 108 females per 100 males. 1360 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 873. The average literacy rate stands at 52.22%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/588543-duvva-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Duvva Population Census|accessdate=17 May 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in West Godavari district]]

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