Bhattiprolu mandal

Bhattiprolu mandal
Mandal
Interactive map outlining mandal
Bhattiprolu mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°06′09″N80°46′51″E / 16.1026°N 80.7807°E / 16.1026; 80.7807
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Bapatla
Headquarters	Bhattiprolu
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
•  Tahsildar	KALVA LAKSHMI PRASAD
Area [1]
• Total	112.92 km2 (43.60 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	50,252
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bhattiprolu mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Bhattiprolu. ^[2] The mandal is situated on the banks of Krishna River, bounded by Kollur, Vemuru, Cherukupalle, Nagaram and Repalle mandals. ^[3] The mandal headquarters ten villages are included in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. ^{[4] [5]}

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal had a population of 50,252. The total population constitute, 25,134 males and 25,118 females —a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 4,344 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,281 are boys and 2,063 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.65% with 32,436 literates. ^[1]

Governance

The mandal is partially a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. ^[6] It is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is D.V.Subba Rao. ^[7] Bhattiprolu mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Vemuru (SC) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh. ^[8]

Settlements

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal has #12 villages and no towns. ^{[9] [10]}

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

1. Addepalli
2. Akkivaripalem
3. Bhattiprolu †
4. Guthavaripalem
5. Gorigapudi
6. Jiluguvaripalem
7. Konetipuram
8. Oleru
9. Pallekona
10. Pedalanka
11. Pedapulivarru
12. Pesarlanka
13. Sivangulapalem
14. Surepalle
15. Vellaturu

Note:†–Mandal headquarter

Education

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, under the School Education Department of the state. ^[11] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 6,040 students enrolled in over 66 schools. ^{[12] [13]}

See also

• List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
• List of villages in Guntur district

References

1. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 474. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
2. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 782–783. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
3. "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
4. "District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
5. "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
6. "Declaration of A.P. CapitalRegion" (PDF). APCRDA. Municipal Administration and UrbanDevelopmentDepartment. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
7. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
8. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. pp. 22, 31. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
9. "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 98, 111. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
10. "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
11. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
12. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
13. "R3.1 STUDENT INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.