Second Mumbai in cloth market.

The Main assets of Kavali are clothes markets. The main revenue getting from this fields only. Here many readymade garments are the like Kandukuri, Indipendent, Arc, Spanish and etc. Very famous for cloth business, kavali known as Andhra Mumbai / Second Mumbai in cloth market.

Famous persons from Kavali

• Father of Andhra Sri. Potti Sriramulu from kavali(Juvvalapalem).
• One of the most famous actors of yester years, Sri Nagabhushanam ('raktakanneeru' fame)Sri Rajanala are from this town.
• K.M.K Naidu, good producer who made Duiet, Jaihind many other films from kavali.
• S.V Krishna Reddy Teacher L.V Krishna Reddy from this town.
• Heroine Mamatha who has acted in sunday,nagamanaidu from kavali.
• Kavali is also home to Sri. Magunata Subbarami Reddy.

To find some more stars click on the following link (Famous persons from Kavali - 2) ...

http://kavali-awesome.blogspot.com/2009/03/famous-persons-from-kavali-2.html

Transportation to Kavali

The National Highway 5 (Chennai-Kolkata Highway) and national railway line passes through the town. Kavali Railway Station is on the Ongole-Nellore rail route of the South Central Railways. Train connections include Navjivan Express, Tirupati-Howrah Express, Krishna Express, Vijayawada-Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express, Pinakini Express, Hyderabad-Chennai Express, Narayanadri Express and Circar Express. Seat reservation is computerized. Bitragunta Railway Station is the main station next to Kavali. Nellore Railway Station is about 53 km from here. Kavali Bus Station is only a few minutes walk from the station. The town can be reached from all major south Indian cities like Hyderabad, Chennai or Bangalore by bus or train. The nearest International Airport is about 215 km south in Chennai and Airport in Tirupati is 176 km from Kavali. Vijayawada Airport is about 215 km north. Nellore Domestic Airport work is in progress 60 km from Kavali.

Geography

Kavali is located at 14.92° N 79.98° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 28 metres (91 feet). Kavali is located betweeen Nellore District and Prakasam District so culture is mixed. while rice and seafood are the most consumed food in Kavali.

The name behind KAVALI

Kavali in the local tongue, Telugu means 'patrol'. This name arises from the fact that in 1515 Harihara Rayulu, Udayagiri king stationed his army at this town.

Kavali

Kavali is the largest municipality after Nellore in the Nellore district. It's position on the Grand Trunk road and the east coast railway track (both of which connect Chennai and Kolkata along the east coast) helped it's growth, more than the other towns in the Nellore district.Being located between Nellore District and Prakasam District, it shows local cultures and accents of both the districts.

It is also well known for the whole sale cloth business in the Coastal Andhra Prasesh One can find a large number of whole sale cloth markets along the the most important road in the town, the Grand trunk road which passes right through the city.

An unique rock called Bontha Raayi found only in this region, which makes this town a unique town in the state Andhra Pradesh.