Mentada mandal | |
Native Name Lang: | te |
Settlement Type: | Mandal |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 18.3167°N 83.2333°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vizianagaram |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Mentada |
Parts Type: | Major villages |
Parts Style: | para |
Governing Body: | Mandal Parishad |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Population Total: | 49,153 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Mentada mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administration under Parvathipuram revenue division and headquartered at Mentada.[1] The mandal is bounded by Pachipenta, Ramabhadrapuram, Dattirajeru and Gajapathinagaram mandals. A portion of it also borders the state of Odisha.[2]
census, the mandal had a population of 49,153. The total population constitute, 24,378 males and 24,775 females.[3] The entire population is rural in nature.
Mentada mandal is one of the four mandals in Salur (Assembly constituency), which in turn is a part of Araku (Lok Sabha constituency), one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies representing Andhra Pradesh.[4] The present MLA is Rajanna Dora Peedika, who won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 representing YSR Congress Party.[5]
2011 census of India, the mandal has 37 settlements, consisting of 37 villages.[6]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below: