Poduru mandal

Poduru mandal
Mandal
Poduru mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°35′24″N81°45′31″E / 16.59000°N 81.75861°E / 16.59000; 81.75861 Coordinates: 16°35′24″N81°45′31″E / 16.59000°N 81.75861°E / 16.59000; 81.75861
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Headquarters	Poduru
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
Area
• Total	68.60 km2 (26.49 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	65,706
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AP 37
Nearest city	Palakollu

Poduru mandal is one of 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters is located in the town of Poduru.

Demographics

As of the2011 ^[update] census, the mandal had a population of 65,706 in 18,294 households. The population constitutes of 33,128 males and 32,578 females, with a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. ^[2] 6,106 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,154 are boys and 2,952 are girls, with a sex ratio of 936. The average literacy rate stands at 80.02% with 47,689 literates of which 25,218 are males and 22,471 are females.

The majority are Schedule Castes with a population of 17,675 whereas Schedule Tribe had a population of 485. ^[3]

Economy

Per a report published by Census India in 2011, 31,077 people are employed: 20,643 males and 10,434 females. According to this report, 23,637 workers describe their work as main work, 1,794 as cultivators, 16,326 as agricultural labourers, 604 working in household industry and 4,913 involved in other work, out of them 7,440 are marginal workers. ^[1]

Administration

Poduru mandal is administered under Achanta palakollu (Assembly constituency) ^[4] of Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) ^[5] and one of the twelve mandals that fall under Narasapuram revenue division.

Geography

The mandal is bordered by Achanta mandal to the north, Yelamanchili mandal to the east, Palacole mandal to the south and Penumantra mandal to the west. ^[6]

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal had 14 settlements, all villages. Poduru is the largest and Miniminchilipadu is the smallest by population. ^[7]

The settlements in the mandal are:

• Gummaluru
• Jagannadhapuram
• Jinnuru
• Kavitam
• Kommuchikkala
• Mettaparru
• Miniminchilipadu
• Pandithavilluru
• Pemmarajupolavaram
• Penumadam
• Poduru
• Ravipadu
• Vaddiparru
• Vedangi

Education

The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students from nearby villages. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aid from external sources, and private schools, supervised by the School Education Department. ^[8] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal had more than 6,244 students enrolled in over 84 schools. ^{[9] [10]}

See also

• List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
• Eluru

References

1. "Census 2011" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 374. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. "Population of Poduru mandal". India Growing. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
3. "Poduru Censusindia.in" . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
4. "Table B - Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. p. 31. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
5. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
6. "Mandals in West Godavari district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
7. "Villages in Poduru mandal" . Retrieved 6 November 2017.
8. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
9. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
10. "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 5 November 2017.