Pakala mandal explained

Pakala mandal
Settlement Type:Mandal
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:13.4308°N 79.1119°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tirupati
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Pakala
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:182
Population Total:56667
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Population Urban:0
Population Rural:56667
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy
Leader Party:YSRCP
Leader Title1:MP
Leader Name1:N. Reddeppa

Pakala mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tirupati revenue division and the headquarters are located at Pakala.

History

Pakala mandal used to be a part of Chittoor district and was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district on 4 April 2022.[1] [2]

Geography

The mandal is bounded by Chandragiri, Irala, Penumuru, Pulicherla and Puthalapattu mandals.[3]

Demographics

, Pakala mandal had a total population of 56,667 with 28,025 male population and 28,642 female population with a density of . It had a sex ratio of 1022. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 13,122 and 1,474 of the population respectively. It had a literacy rate of 75.16% with 84.08% among males and 66.54% among females.[4]

Administration

Pakala mandal is a part of the Tirupati revenue division. The headquarters are located at Pakala.

Politics

Pakala mandal is one of the 7 mandals under Chandragiri Assembly constituency, which in turn is a part of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh., the mandal has 40,655 eligible voters with 20,064 male and 20,591 female voters. Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy is representing the Chandragiri constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,[5] and N. Reddeppa is representing the Chittoor constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sasidhar . B. M. . 2022-04-04 . Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig . 2022-04-06 . The Hans India . en.
  2. News: 2020-11-26 . Nivar impact: Water touches precarious levels in Chittoor reservoirs . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-04-11 . 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts] ]. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220223154356/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf . 23 February 2022 . 26 September 2022 . . 472.
  4. Hand book of Statistics Chittoor district 2018 . 2018 . XXXIII, 3, 5, 8, 15, 17, 30, 32, 34, 62 . 24 September 2022.
  5. Web site: 24 May 2019 . Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners . 25 September 2022 . . en.
  6. News: A. D. Rangarajan . 24 May 2019 . Crushing defeat for TDP in Naidu’s home turf of Chittoor . en-IN . . 25 September 2022 . 0971-751X.