Tsundur mandal

Tsundur mandal
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing Tsundur mandal (in green)
Interactive Map Outlining mandal
Tsundur mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°09′30″N80°34′59″E / 16.1583°N 80.583°E / 16.1583; 80.583
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Bapatla
Headquarters	Tsundur
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
•  Tehsildar	I.Edward
Area [1]
• Total	104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	45,778
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Tsundur 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 Tsundur. ^{[3] [4]} The mandal is bounded by Chebrolu, Tenali, Amruthalur and Ponnur mandals. ^[5] The mandal is a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. ^[6]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal had a population of 45,778. The total population constitute, 22,599 males and 23,179 females —a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 3,842 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,924 are boys and 1,918 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 67.68% with 28,384 literates. ^[1]

Government and politics

The mandal is under the administration of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is I.Edward. ^[7] Tsundur 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]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 ^[update] census, the mandal has 17 villages and no towns. ^{[3] [9]}

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

1. Alapadu
2. Chinaparimi
3. Edlapalle
4. Kothapalle Narikellapalle
5. Manduru
6. Modukuru
7. Pedagadelavarru
8. Penugudurupadu
9. Thottempudi
10. Tsundur†
11. Valiveru
12. Vetapalem

• †–Mandal headquarters

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. ^[10] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 4,314 students enrolled in over 47 schools. ^{[11] [12]}

See also

• List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
• Villages in Tsundur mandal

References

1. "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,450. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
3. "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 94, 111. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
4. "Administrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
5. "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
6. "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.
7. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
8. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. pp. 22, 31. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
9. "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
10. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
11. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
12. "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.