Tekkali revenue division | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Srikakulam |
Total Type: | Total |
Settlement Type: | Revenue division in Srikakulam district |
Population Total: | 8,99,280 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Tekkali revenue division (or Tekkali division) is a revenue division in the Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district with nine mandals under its administration.[2] The divisional headquarters are located at Tekkali.
The 9 mandals administered under the revenue division are:[3]
1 | Tekkali mandal | |
2 | Santhabommali mandal | |
3 | Kotabommali mandal | |
4 | Pathapatnam mandal | |
5 | Meliaputti mandal | |
6 | Saravakota mandal | |
7 | Kothuru mandal | |
8 | Hiramandalam mandal | |
9 | Laxminarasupeta mandal |
At the time of the 2011 census, the division had a population of 8,99,280. The rural population is 7,57,871 and the urban population is 1,41,409. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.50% and 4.63% of the population respectively.
98.99% of the population are Hindus and 0.53% are Christians.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 85.49% of the population spoke Telugu and 13.07% Odia as their first language.[5]