ograph ics ▁▁ ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁Ko ov ath ur ▁( S outh ) ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 9 0 9 ▁with ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁males ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁females . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ko ov ath ur ▁( N orth ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Ari yal ur ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁Sn ail ▁cav iar , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁esc arg ot ▁cav iar ▁or ▁esc arg ot ▁p ear ls , ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁cav iar ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁fresh ▁or ▁processed ▁eggs ▁of ▁land ▁sn ails . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁a ▁del ic acy ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁world , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" P ear ls ▁of ▁A ph rod ite " ▁for ▁their ▁supposed ▁a ph ro dis iac ▁properties . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁natural ▁state , ▁the ▁eggs ▁are ▁colour less . ▁After ▁processing , ▁the ▁cav iar ▁may ▁be ▁cre am - col oured , ▁p ink ish - white , ▁or ▁white , ▁with ▁the ▁eggs ▁generally ▁ 3 – 4   mm ▁in ▁diameter . ▁Some ▁sn ail ▁eggs ▁may ▁measure ▁at ▁ 3 – 6   mm ▁in ▁diameter . ▁Some ▁commercial ▁sn ail ▁far ms ▁that ▁produce ▁esc arg ot ▁include ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁sn ail ▁cav iar ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁operations . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁The ▁raw ▁sn ail ▁eggs ▁have ▁a ▁s lick ▁shell ▁that ▁is ▁del