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Biccavolu is a village in
East Godavari district East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajamahendravaram. Geography This district is surrounded by: * North East: Alluri Sitharama Raju district * North West: Eluru ...
in the state of
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in
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. The village is known for its famous Subrahmanya Swamy Temple.


Geography

Bikkavolu is located at . It has an average elevation of 12 meters (42 feet).


History

Bikkavolu was also known as Birudanka Rayapuram during the reign of Vengi Chalukyas.


Demographics

India
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Biccavolu had population of 19,405. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Biccavolu has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%.


References

{{Murugan temples, state=collapsed Villages in Biccavolu Mandal Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh