Bethamcherla

Bethamcherla Betamcherla
Nagar Panchayat
Bethamcherla railway station
Bethamcherla Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°28′00″N78°10′00″E / 15.4667°N 78.1667°E / 15.4667; 78.1667
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Rayalaseema
District	Nandyal
Settled	Century B.C.
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Nagar panchayat
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	38,994
Languages
• Official	Telugu, తెలుగు
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	518599
Telephone code	(091)-8516

Bethamcherla is a town with Nagar panchayat civic status and mandal headquarters located in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comes under Dhone assembly constituency and Nandyal Parliament Constituency. ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the town had a population of 38,994. The total population constitute, 19,424 males and 19,570 females —a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males. 4,882 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 65.60% with 22,379 literates, lower than the state average of 67.41%. ^{[1] [3]}

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
2. "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
3. "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
4. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
5. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.