| Chodavaram | |
| Native Name Lang: | telgu |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 17.8333°N 82.95°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anakapalli district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 39 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle Registration |
| Registration Plate: | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | K S N S Raju |
Chodavaram is a town in Anakapalli district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] The town is located on the country's east coast.[3] It falls under Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/vmrda-area-now-7-3k-sq-km-after-addition-of-13-mandals/articleshow/81657001.cms The town has one of the largest cooperative Sugar factories in state.
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.
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%. The town has a vast court complex headed by a senior magistrate.
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. Chodavaram MLA constituency comes under Anakapalle parliament constituency.
Elected Members
Primary and secondary education is provided by the government, aided by private schools.[4] [5] Instruction is offered in English & Telugu. There are several government primary and upper primary schools present in this town. For secondary education government high school as well as zilla parishad girl's high school are present. Government schools in this town are most popular among poor and middle-class people and they offer very good education. Important private schools include Bhashyam school, Amar school, Chalapathi, Mahathi, Sri vignan public school, Ravi Convent and Adams public school. For higher education government junior college as well as government degree college are present. There is also a government polytechnic in Chodavaram with limited facilities. Important private colleges include Ushodaya junior and degree college and Vidhyardi college. Most people prefer to study higher education such as engineering from nearby city Visakhapatnam, the colleges operate their busses to the town daily.Road connectivity was good but pathetic roads. Surrounding Anakapalli,Narsipatnam were developed but Chodavaram was neglected due to political reasons.
Chodavaram has branches of various banks namely SBI, Union Bank, Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI bank, HDFC bank, LIC, Muthoot finance.