| Karlapalem mandal | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Mandal |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 15.943°N 80.536°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bapatla |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Karlapalem |
| Parts Type: | Major villages |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 105.08 |
| Population Total: | 50320 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Karlapalem is a mandal in the Bapatla district[1] in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its headquarters are in Karlapalem.
As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 50,320 in 14,361 households. The total population constitutes 25,232 males and 25,088 females — a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. 4,684 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,401 are boys and 2,283 are girls — a sex ratio of 951 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 60.68% with 27,692 literates. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8,499 (16.89%) and 3,309 (6.58%) of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, 94.00% of the population spoke Telugu and 5.83% Urdu as their first language.[3]