Amaravati mandal, Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati mandal అమరావతి మండలం
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing Amaravati mandal (in green)
Amaravati mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°34′22″N 80°21′27″E / 16.57278°N 80.35750°ECoordinates: 16°34′22″N 80°21′27″E / 16.57278°N 80.35750°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Headquarters	Amaravati
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
• Tehsildar	K.Narasaiah
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	66,277
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Amaravati mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Guntur revenue division and the headquarters are located at Amaravati.^[2][3] The mandal is located on the banks of Krishna River, at a distance 27 km from the district headquarters. It is bounded by Atchampet, Krosuru, Pedakurapadu, Tadikonda and Thullur mandals.^[4] The mandal is also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.^[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 66,277. The total population constitute, 32,709 males and 33,568 females —a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 6,894 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,450 are boys and 3,444 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 48.45% with 37,507 literates.^[1]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 16 villages and one town which is Amaravathi itself.^[2][6][7]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

1. Amaravati
2. Attalur
3. Dharanikota
4. Didugu
5. Endroyi
6. Jupudi
7. Karlapudi
8. Lingapuram
9. Malladi
10. Munugodu
11. Narukullapadu
12. Nemalikallu
13. Pedda Madduru
14. Pondugala
15. Unguturu
16. Vykuntapuram
17. Enikapadu

Administration

The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is K.Narasaiah.^[8] Amaravati mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Pedakurapadu (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.^[9]

See also

• List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
• Villages in Amaravati mandal

References

1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
2. "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 61,107. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
3. "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
4. "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
5. "Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014" (PDF). News19. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
6. "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
7. "Amaravati mandal villages" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. National Informatics Centre. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
8. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 1. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
9. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

External links