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.

This is the only village that gives shelter to immigrant cranes for four months from March to June every year^{[citation needed]}. These cranes are seen only during this time^{[citation needed]}. During the rest of the year they migrate elsewhere. This cycle has been repeating for hundreds of years.^{[citation needed]}

The village was formerly a part of Anumula Palli Panchayati. In 1996 it became an independent Panchayati.