Bapatla district

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Bapatla district
District of Andhra Pradesh
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Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg
Location of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh
Bapatla district
Interactive map of Bapatla district
Coordinates: 15°54′18″N80°28′05″E / 15.905°N 80.468°E / 15.905; 80.468
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
Region Kostaandhra
Established4 April 2022
Revised31 December 2025
Headquarters Bapatla
Administrative divisions
Government
 •  Collector & District Magistrate J. Venkata Murali, I.A.S.
 •  Superintendent of Police Tushar Dudi, I.P.S.
 •  Lok Sabha constituency Bapatla
 •  MP Krishna Prasad Tenneti
 •  Assembly constituencies 05
Area
[1]
 • Total
3,828.84 km2 (1,478.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total
1,586,918
 • Density414.464/km2 (1,073.46/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website bapatla.ap.gov.in

Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.

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Etymology

Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course.

History

Bapatla Taluka was created in 1794. During May 26-27, 1913 meeting of the first Andhra Mahasabha at the townhall, the foundation for separate state for Andhras was mooted. [3] During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level. [4] In 1977, a proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, communist leader.[ citation needed ]

On April 4, 2022, as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]


On 31 December 2025, five mandals of Chirala revenue division were transferred back to Prakasam District. [11]

Geography

This district is surrounded to the north by Guntur district and Palnadu district , south by the Bay of Bengal, west by the Prakasam district and east by the Krishna district. [12]

Natural resources

Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals. [13]

Good deposits of coloured granites occur around Uppumaguluru and Konidena. [14]

Demographics

Religions in Bapatla district as of 4th April 2022 based on 2011 census [15] [a]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
91.82%
Islam
 
6.82%
Christianity
 
1.03%
Other or not stated
 
0.33%

Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district as of 4th April 2022 had a population of 15,86,918, of which 284,114 (17.90%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,58,655 (22.6%) and 75,838 (4.97%) of the population respectively. [16]

Languages of Bapatla district, as of 4th April 2022 based on 2011 Census [17]
  1. Telugu (93.0%)
  2. Urdu (6.12%)
  3. Others (0.88%)

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into Bapatla, Chirala and Repalle, which are further subdivided into a total of 20 mandals. [12] [11] [18]

Mandals

The list of 20 mandals in Bapatla district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.

  1. Bapatla revenue division
    1. Bapatla
    2. Karlapalem
    3. Martur
    4. Parchur
    5. Pittalavanipalem
    6. Yeddanapudi
  2. Chirala revenue division
    1. Chinaganjam
    2. Chirala
    3. Inkollu
    4. Karamchedu
    5. Vetapalem
  3. Repalle revenue division
    1. Amruthalur
    2. Bhattiprolu
    3. Cherukupalle
    4. Kollur
    5. Nagaram
    6. Nizampatnam
    7. Repalle
    8. Tsunduru
    9. Vemuru

Cities and towns

Municipal Bodies in Bapatla District
Ciy/TownCivil statusRevenue DivisionPopulation
Chirala MunicipalityChirala1,62,471
Bapatla MunicipalityBapatla70,777
Repalle MunicipalityRepalle50,866
Martur Nagar PanchayatBapatla21,434
Inkollu Nagar PanchayatChirala17,585
Parchur Nagar PanchayatBapatla13,375

Politics

The district forms part of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency and has five assembly constituencies. [19]

Constituency numberNameReserved for
(SC/ST/None)		Parliament
89 Vemuru SC Bapatla
90 Repalle None
92 Bapatla None
104 Parchur None
106 Chirala None

Economy

Agriculture contributes to major share of gross district domestic product. Agriculture and allied services based industries such as cotton spinning mills, oil mills and shrimp processing are present in the district [20]

Irrigation

Irrigation are other sources of irrigation. [21]

Education

The first agricultural College in South India was started on 11 July 1945 in Bapatla by the Government of Composite Madras State India. It became part of Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh in 1964. [13]

Military institutions

Airforce station at Suryalanka of Southern Air Command is a major defence establishment in the district. It has carried out Emergency Landing Facility trials on National Highway 16 near Addanki on 29 Dec 2022. [22]

Tourism

Bapatla district
Baptla district tourist places (After zoom, move mouse to get more details)

Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple in Bapatla is a 5th Century CE temple dedicated to Ksheera Bhavanarayanaswamy and Sundaravalli. This temple is under the administration control of Archaeological Survey of India. Chariot procession and other festivals are celebrated. [23]

One of the earliest evidence of Brahmi script, origin of most scripts in India, is written on an urn containing Buddha's relics placed in the Stupa of Bhattiprolu. The script has been named Bhattiprolu script. [24]

Saraswata Niketanam at Vetapalem is a library founded in 1918. It is known for its large collection of palm leaf manuscripts, newspapers and books.

Beaches

Nallamada, East Tungabhadra, Gundamthippa, Romperu(right) rivers meet the sea at Kappalavaripalem, Pinniboyinavaripalem. Suryalanka beach, about 9 km from Bapatla is suitable for sea bathing. Vadarevu and Ramapuram beaches near Chirala are also popular tourist attractions. [25]

Notable people

Kasinadhuni Viswanath who won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to films as director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor hails from Repalle. [26] D. Ramanaidu, Guinness Book of World Records holder for the most films produced by an individual hailed from Karamchedu near Chirala. [27] Pawan Kalyan born in Bapatla is a famous film actor and founder of Jana Sena Party. Daggubati Venkatesh known as Victory Venkatesh a notable Telugu actor hailed from Karamchedu. Pullela Gopichand former Indian Badminton player and title holder of All England Open Badminton Championships winner hails from Nagandla village of Inkollu Nagar Panchayat.

Konijeti Rosaiah elected as MLA of Chirala assembly constituency several times rose to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Governor of Tamil Nadu. [28] Kona Prabhakara Rao represented Bapatla assembly constituency several times and served as Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker, State Minister and Governor. [29]

References

  1. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Demography | Bapatla District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India" . Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Andhra Mahasabhalu on May 26". The Times of India. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ప్రగతికి మణిహారం (ఈనాడు బాపట్ల జిల్లా సంచిక)". ఈనాడు. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "AP: కొత్త జిల్లాల స్వరూపమిదే.. పెద్ద జిల్లా ఏదంటే?". Sakshi (in Telugu). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With the creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle . 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu . 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Andhra News:కొత్త జిల్లాలు పోలవరం, మార్కాపురం". Eenadu (in Telugu). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Bapatla district map, with mandals and revenue divisions". Bapatla district, Goverment of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "About District". Bapatla district. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Geology and Mineral Resources of Prakasam District". Department of mines and geology, Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  16. ↑ CPO 2022, p. VI.
  17. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  18. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh gets 76th revenue division, Bapatla's Repalle". TOI. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  20. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 127-128.
  21. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 76.
  22. ↑ "ELF carried out in Bapatla District (AP) By Air Force Station Suryalanka of Southern Air Command". Sainik Samachar. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 16.
  24. ↑ "Centrally Protected Monuments". Archeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "Over one lakh people take holy dip at beaches in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Kartika Somavaram". The Hindu. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  26. ↑ Kumar, Asha Kiran (19 February 2019). "K Viswanath: National Award films directed by the ace filmmaker". The Times of India . Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  27. ↑ Chakravarthy, Venkatesh (4 March 2015). "Dream merchant". Frontline . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  28. ↑ "Former AP CM, ex-TN Guv K Rosaiah passes away". United News of India .
  29. ↑ "Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao (31.05.1985 – 02.04.1986)". rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in.
  1. ↑ Most Christians in the district identify themselves as Hindus to avail reservation benefits, the real proportion of Christians being around 15-20% of the population

Books

CPO (2022). District Hand Book of Statistics – Bapatla district (PDF).


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