Amaravathi mandal, Andhra Pradesh

Amaravathi 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 Amaravathi.[2] 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.[2]

Amaravathi mandal
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Amaravathi mandal (in green)
Amaravathi mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°34′22″N 80°21′27″E
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
HeadquartersAmaravathi
Mandal Parishad villages17
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (Block level)
 • BodyAmaravathi Mandal Panchayat
 • President (MPP)P.Bhaskara Rao
 • TehsildarPenumuchhu Sivakumari
Area
 • Total202.79 km2 (78.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total66,277
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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.[3]

Government and politics

Administration

The mandal forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[4] The present Mandal Praja Parishad (MPP) is Penumuchhu Sivakumari[5] and the tahsildar is P.Bhaskara Rao.[6]

As of 2011 census, the mandal has seventeen villages.[1]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Amaravathi†
  2. Attalur
  3. Dharanikota
  4. Didugu
  5. Endroyi
  6. Jupudi
  7. Karlapudi
  8. Lingapuram

Muttayapalem

  1. Malladi
  2. Munugodu
  3. Narukullapadu
  4. Nemalikallu
  5. Pedda Madduru
  6. Pondugala
  7. Unguturu
  8. Vykuntapuram
  9. Enikapadu

†−Mandal headquarters

Politics

Amaravathi mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Pedakurapadu (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 252. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. "District Census Handbook : Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 328–329. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. "District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. "MPP Presidents of Guntur District". Zilla Praja Parishad-Guntur. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Guntur district farmers oppose survey for land acquisition, demand Land Pooling Scheme". The New Indian Express. Guntur. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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