Biccavolu mandal explained

Biccavolu mandal
Native Name Lang:te
Settlement Type:Mandal
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:16.95°N 82.05°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:East Godavari
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Biccavolu
Parts Type:Major villages
Parts Style:para
Governing Body:Mandal Parishad
Leader Title:Tehsildar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:100.58
Population Total:70277
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN

Biccavolu mandal is one of the 19 mandals[3] in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Rajahmundry revenue division and the headquarters are located at Biccavolu village.[4] Biccavolu Mandal is bounded by Rayavaram Mandal towards South, Pedapudi Mandal towards East, Anaparthy Mandal towards west, Ramachandrapuram Mandal towards north .[5] It is located ata distance of 41 kilometres from Rajahhmundry.

Demographics

census, the mandal had a population of 67,717 with 17,478 Households. The total population constitute, 33,642 males and 34,075 females, Average sex ratio of Biccavolu mandal is 1026 females per 1000 males. 6,952 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,512 are boys and 3,440 are girls. Children sex ratio of Biccavolu is 979. The average literacy rate stands at 68.31% of which male has 72.36% and female has 72.36%.

Governance

Administration

census, the mandal has twenty revenue villages, thirteen gram panchayats, of which all of them are villages. Rallakhandrika is the smallest Village and Biccavolu is the biggest Village in terms of population.[6]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

Note: M-Municipality, OG-Out Growth[7]

Politics

Biccavolu mandal is one of the mandals under Anaparthy (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Rajahmundry (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8]

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by mandal parishad, zilla parishad, government and private schools, which are both aided and unaided, under the administration of the School Education Department of the state.[9] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

Important colleges in Biccavolu are Sree Rama Private Industrial Training Institute and Adarsa Jr College. There are many schools in Biccavolu. Netaji Public High school and SriRama High school teaches in English medium whereas, Zilla Parishad High Schools in Telugu medium.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook - East Godavari. Census of India. 5 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Census 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 26 July 2014.
  3. Web site: 2022-04-03 . New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh . 2023-01-23 . Sakshi Post . en.
  4. Web site: East Godavari District Mandals. Census of India. 6 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Mandals in East Godavari district. aponline.gov.in. 5 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Sub-District Details of East Godavari District. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 6 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140719052907/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=14. 19 July 2014. dead.
  7. Web site: Abbreviations used. censusindia.gov.in. 6 November 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm#2w. 17 June 2007.
  8. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . Election Commission of India. 6 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Constitution of Working Groups. School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021151650/http://childinfo.ap.nic.in/SSA_FeedbackForms/WorkingGroups/group4.pdf. 21 October 2016. dead.