| Nizampatnam mandal | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Other Name: | Petapoly, Peddapalli Mandal |
| Settlement Type: | Mandal |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 15.9°N 120°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bapatla |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Nizampatnam |
| Parts Type: | Major villages |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Governing Body: | Mandal Parishad |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Name: | S.V.RAMANA KUMARI F.A.C |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 59973 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Nizampatnam mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Bapatla district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Repalle Revenue Division and the headquarters are located at Nizampatnam.[2] [3] The mandal is bounded by Repalle, Nagaram, Pittalavanipalem and Karlapalem mandals. The mandals lies on the shore of Bay of Bengal and a portion of the mandal lies on the banks of Krishna River.[4]
Named after the Nizam of Hyderabad and natively known as Peddapalli mandal,[5] it was also referred as Petapoly by the Dutch settlers[6] and by the British as Pettipolee or Pettipoly.[7]
census, the mandal had a population of 59,973. The total population constitute, 30,533 males and 29,440 females —a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. 5,738 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,018 are boys and 2,720 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 62.64% with 33,970 literates.
The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar. Nizampatnam mandal is one of the 4 mandals under Repalle (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8]
census, the mandal has 8 villages and no towns. Nizampatnam is the most populated and Muthupalle Agraharam is the least populated villages in the mandal.[9]
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 like Al Quamar High School, Vikas Public School, under the School Education Department of the state.[10] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 7,065 students enrolled in over 113 schools.[11] [12]