Markapuram district

Markapuram district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
Formed	31 December 2025
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters	Markapuram
Largest city	Markapuram
Administrative Divisions	2 revenue divisions Markapuram, Kanigiri 21 Mandals
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,142,313
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Literacy
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number	516XXX, 517XXX

Markapuramdistrict ^[1] is one of the twenty eight districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 2025. The headquarters of the district is located at Markapuram. ^[2]

Administrative divisions

See also: List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh and List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh

The District comprises two revenue divisions viz., Markapur and Kanigiri. There are a total of 21 mandals, with 6 in Kanigiri division and 15 in Markapur division.

1. Kanigiri revenue division
   1. Chandrasekharapuram
   2. Hanumanthunipadu
   3. Kanigiri
   4. Pamur
   5. Pedacherlopalle
   6. Veligandla
2. Markapuram revenue division
   1. Ardhaveedu
   2. Bestavaripeta
   3. Cumbum
   4. Dornala
   5. Giddalur
   6. Komarolu
   7. Konakanamitla
   8. Markapuram
   9. Pedda Araveedu
   10. Podili
   11. Pullalacheruvu
   12. Racherla
   13. Tarlupadu
   14. Tripuranthakam
   15. Yerragondapalem

Politics

Markapuram district forms part of one parliamentary constituency and has four assembly constituencies.

The district lies partly in the Ongole Lok Sabha constituency.

The assembly constituencies in the district are: ^[3]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Lok Sabha constituency
102	Yerragondapalem	SC	Ongole
111	Markapuram	None
112	Giddalur	None
113	Kanigiri	None

References

1. "Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves formation of two new districts, headquarters status for Madanapalle". The New Indian Express . 30 December 2025.
2. "A.P. Cabinet clears district reorganisation, mandal realignment". The Hindu . 29 December 2025.
3. "District-wise Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh.