Kollipara mandal | |
Settlement Type: | Mandal |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 16.2877°N 80.7519°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Guntur |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Kollipara |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Governing Body: | Mandal Parishad |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Leader Name: | M.Swamy Prasad |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 119.75 |
Population Total: | 56662 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Kollipara mandal is one of the 18 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 Kollipara.[3] The mandal is situated on the banks of the Krishna River, bordered by Duggirala, Tenali, Vemuru and Kollur mandal.
census, the mandal had a population of 56,662. The total population constitute, 27,953 males and 28,709 females —a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males. 4,486 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,268 are boys and 2,218 are girls —a ratio of 978 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 72.19% with 37,663 literates. Kollipara is the most populated and Kunchavaram is the least populated villages in the mandal.
The present tahsildar is M.Swamy Prasad.[4] The mandal forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[5] Kollipara mandal belongs to Tenali (Assembly constituency) an assembly segment of Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]
census, the mandal has 16 villages and no towns.[7]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
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.[8] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 4,504 students enrolled in over 63 schools.[9] [10]