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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kothavalasa
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Suburb]]
| image_skyline = Kottavalasa Train Station.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kothavalasa Train Station
| pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.9|N|83.2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Vizianagaram district|Vizianagaram]]
| established_title = 
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Vizianagaram|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_VIZIANAGARAM.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=5 December 2015|page=18–19,350|format=PDF}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 7.60
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 209
| population_total = 14321
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 535183
| std_code = 08966
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP35 (Former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
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'''Kothavalasa''' is a [[Suburb]] in [[Visakhapatnam ]] city but present in [[Vizianagaram district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in Kothavalasa [[mandal]] of Vizianagaram revenue division. It is located 30 km from the city of Visakhapatanam <ref name=census />
[[File:Panoramic view of Eastern Ghats near Kottavalasa.jpg|thumb|300px|Panoramic view of Eastern Ghats near Kothavalasa]]

==Geography==
Kothavalasa is located at {{Coord|17.9|N|83.2|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Kottavalasa.html Falling Rain Genomics.Kottavalasa]</ref> It has an average elevation of 209 meters (688 feet).

==Transport==
Kothavalasa has a railway station which is under jurisdiction of East Coast Railway.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/hh-series/HH-1/DDW-HH01-2800-2011.XLS |archive-url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/hh-series/HH-1/DDW-HH01-2800-2011.XLS|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns }}</ref> Kothavalasa had a population of 17,433. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kothavalasa has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kothavalasa, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Kothavalasa mandal had a population of 62,841 in 2001. Males consists of 31,428 and females 31,413 (M:E ratio=1:1) of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 60%. Male literacy rate is 72% and that of females 48%.

==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, [[Telugu language|Telugu]].

==See also==
* [[Kothavalasa railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist|1}}

{{Vizianagaram district}}
{{Mandal headquarters in Vizianagaram district}}

[[Category:Census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Vizianagaram district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam]]

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