What is "gowtavaram"

Gowtavaram is a village in Racherla mandal, in the Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Its population consists of about 300 families of different castes. One fourth of the population is Muslim. The dominant profession is agriculture with a small number working as teachers, policemen and in the military. There is an upper primary school with a student population of about 200.