Chodavaram (Telugu: ) is a major village and mandal in the Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Chodavaram is located at 175000N 825700E / 17.8333N 82.9500E / 17.8333; 82.9500. It has an average elevation of 39 meters (131feet). It is well connected to the nearest city and district headquarters- Visakhapatnam(46KM). There are city buses operating at very good frequency. Nearest Railway station is at Anakapalli(18KM). In 1941 Chodavaram had a population of 8,379. As per historian texts, the name of this village was "Chola Varam". The Chola Dynasty (300BC to 1279AD) which was ruling Tamil Nadu and Coastal Andhra Pradesh is having "Chola Varam" as their border post to enter into "Gajapathi Kingdom" of Orissa As the time passed, the name was changed to "Chodavaram". Population is more than 1,00,000(The main occupation of the population is cultivation in both commercial and food crops. Chodavaram has three distinctive old temples of Swayambhu Gowreeswara (Lord...
