Bapatla mandal

For other uses, see Bapatla.
Bapatla mandal
బాపట్ల మండలం
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 / 15.88889°N 80.47000°E / 15.88889; 80.47000Coordinates: 15°53′20″N 80°28′12″E / 15.88889°N 80.47000°E / 15.88889; 80.47000
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Headquarters Bapatla
Government
 • Body Mandal Parishad
 • Tehsildar T.Valliah
Area[1]
 • Total 233.91 km2 (90.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 143,825
 • Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

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 town.[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]

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]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 21 settlements. It includes 20 villages and 1 town of Bapatla.[3][5]

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. 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[6]

Government and politics

The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is T.Valliah.[7] Bapatla mandal is one of the 3 mandals under Bapatla (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8]

Education

The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages.The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[9] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 22,103 students enrolled in over 157 schools.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14,498. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 102,112. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Abbreviations used". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION".
  11. ↑ "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
 Prakasam district Kakumanu mandal Ponnur mandal
Prakasam district Karlapalem mandal
   Bapatla mandal  
Prakasam district Karlapalem mandal
Prakasam district		 Karlapalem mandal
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