Tenali mandal

For other uses, see Tenali (disambiguation).
Tenali mandal
తెనాలి మండలం
Mandal

Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Tenali mandal (in green)
Tenali mandal

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.24278°N 80.64000°E / 16.24278; 80.64000Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.24278°N 80.64000°E / 16.24278; 80.64000
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Headquarters Tenali
Government
 • Body Mandal Parishad
 • Tehsildar G.V.Subba Reddy
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 240,031
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Tenali mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Tenali.[2][3] The mandal is located in Velanadu region[4] and is bounded by Pedakakani, Duggirala, Kollipara, Vemuru, Amruthalur, Tsundur and Chebrole mandals.[5][6] It is also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[7]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 240,031. The total population constitute, 118,616 males and 121,415 females —a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 21,333 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 10,939 are boys and 10,394 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 79.89% with 174,711 literates.[1]

Devarapalleseri is the village with least area of all the villages in the district. 11 ha (27 acres).[2]:17 Tenali is the most populated and Nelapadu is the least populated settlement in the mandal.[8]

Government and politics

The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is G.V.Subba Reddy.[9] Tenali mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Tenali (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[10] It was under Tenali (Lok Sabha constituency) till 2008.[11]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 13 settlements. It includes 1 town and 12 villages.[2]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

Note: M-Municipality[12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14,46. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 87,110. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Talbot, Cynthia (2001-09-20). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198031239.
  5. ↑ "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014" (PDF). News19. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "All eyes on Guntur Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu (Guntur). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Abbreviations used". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
 Pedakakani mandal Duggirala mandal Kollipara mandal
Chebrole mandal Kollipara mandal
   Tenali mandal  
Tsundur mandal Amruthalur mandal Vemuru mandal
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