Bapatla mandal

Bapatla mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Bapatla.[3][1] The mandal is bounded by Kakumanu, Ponnur, Karlapalem mandals of Guntur district. It also shares borders with Prakasam district and a portion of it lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal.[4]

For other uses, see Bapatla.
Bapatla mandal
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Bapatla mandal (in green)
Bapatla mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°53′20″N 80°28′12″E
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
HeadquartersBapatla
Government
 • BodyMandal Parishad
 • TehsildarT.Valliah
Area
 • Total233.91 km2 (90.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total143,825
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 143,825. The total population constitute, 70,847 males and 72,978 females —a sex ratio of 1030 females per 1000 males. 13,371 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 6,856 are boys and 6,515 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 71.79% with 93,653 literates.[2]

Settlements

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 21 settlements. It includes 20 villages and 1 town of Bapatla.[5][6]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Adivi
  2. Appikatla
  3. Bapatla (M)
  4. Bapatla East (Rural)
  5. Bapatla West (Rural)
  6. Bharthipudi
  7. Cheruvu
  8. ఈతేరు(Etheru)
  9. Gopapuram
  10. Gudipudi
  11. Jammulapalem
  12. Jillellamudi
  13. Kankatapalem
  14. Maruproluvaripalem (Rural)
  15. Mulapalem
  16. Murukondapadu
  17. Narasayapalem
  18. Neredupalle
  19. Palaparthipadu
  20. Poondla
  21. Velicherla

Note: M-Municipality[7]

Government and politics

The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is T.Valliah.[8] Bapatla mandal is one of the 3 mandals under Bapatla (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[9]

See also

References
  1. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 498. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 830–831. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 102, 112. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. "Abbreviations used". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 June 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  8. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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