Kothavalasa
Mandal HQ
Vizianagaram district
Andhra Pradesh
Mandal headquarters (confirmed on the official district divisions-and-mandals page), Vizianagaram revenue division, Vizianagaram district. The mandal takes its name from its headquarters village/town. No Arya Vysya institution confirmed here from a source at this pass. Historic market town. Madras District Gazetteers, Vizagapatam Vol. I (1907), Occupations and Trade, p.130-131: 'In the plain taluks, the greater part of the trade is in the hands of the Komati caste' (Komati = Arya Vysya), with Kapus, Balijas, Pattu Sales and Devangas taking a smaller share and a few Marwaris in the bigger towns financing operations. Spelt Kottavalasa in the 1907 gazetteer.
Community institutions
Kottavalasa weekly market (shandy) - Wikisource transcription
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Gazetteer Chapter 6 (Occupations and Trade) transcribed on Wikisource, corroborating the market entry above.
Kottavalasa weekly market and cattle fair
Market ·
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The 1907 gazetteer (p.131) names Kottavalasa as one of the four best-attended weekly markets of Vizagapatam district, judged by the bids for the right to collect market fees; p.64 names it as one of the two most important cattle fairs on the plains.
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Source
Divisions and Mandals | Vizianagaram District, Government of Andhra Pradesh (official)
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