Kollipara mandal

Kollipara mandal
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing Kollipara mandal (in green)
Kollipara mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°17′16″N80°45′07″E / 16.2877°N 80.7519°E / 16.2877; 80.7519
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Headquarters	Kollipara
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
•  Tehsildar	M.Swamy Prasad
Area [1]
• Total	119.75 km2 (46.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	56,662
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kollipara mandal is one of the 18 mandals in Guntur district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Kollipara. ^[3] The mandal is situated on the banks of the Krishna River, bordered by Duggirala, Tenali, Vemuru and Kollur mandal. ^[3]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal had a population of 56,662. The total population constitute, 27,953 males and 28,709 females —a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males. 4,486 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,268 are boys and 2,218 are girls —a ratio of 978 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 72.19% with 37,663 literates. Kollipara is the most populated and Kunchavaram is the least populated villages in the mandal. ^[1]

Administration

The present tahsildar is M.Swamy Prasad. ^[4] The mandal forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. ^[5] Kollipara mandal belongs to Tenali (Assembly constituency) an assembly segment of Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[6]

Settlements

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal has 16 villages and no towns. ^{[7] [3]}

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

1. Annavaram (Kollipara)
2. Annvarapu lanka(Annavarapu Lanka)
3. Athota
4. Bommuvaripalem
5. Chemudupadu
6. Chivaluru
7. Danthalur
8. Davuluru
9. Kollipara
10. Pidaparthi Palem
11. Kunchavaram
12. Munnangi
13. Pidaparru
14. Siripuram
15. Thumuluru
16. Vallabhapuram
17. Kothuru lanaka

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. ^[8] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 4,504 students enrolled in over 63 schools. ^{[9] [10]}

See also

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

References

1. "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 14, 402. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
3. "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 638–639. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
4. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
5. "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority . Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh. 30 December 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
6. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
7. "Kollipara mandal villages" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
8. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
9. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
10. "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.