Amaravathi mandal | |
Settlement Type: | Mandal |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 16.5728°N 80.3575°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Palnadu |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Amaravathi |
Parts Type: | Mandal Parishad villages |
Parts: | 17 |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (Block level) |
Governing Body: | Amaravathi Mandal Parishad |
Leader Title: | President (MPP) |
Leader Name: | Melaka Hanumantha Rao |
Leader Title1: | MPDO |
Leader Name1: | P.Madhuri |
Leader Title2: | Tehsildar |
Leader Name2: | G.Vijaya |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 202.79 |
Population Total: | 66277 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
Amaravathi mandal is one of the 28 mandals in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Sattenapalli 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.
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]
The mandal forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[4] The present Mandal Praja Parishad (MPP) is Mekala Hanumatha Rao,[5] MPDO is P.Madhuri and the tahsildar is G.Vijaya. census, the mandal has seventeen villages.
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
†−Mandal headquarters
Amaravathi mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Pedakurapadu (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[6]