Bhattiprolu mandal

Bhattiprolu mandal
కొల్లూరు మండలం
Mandal

Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Bhattiprolu mandal (in green)
Bhattiprolu mandal

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°06′09″N 80°46′51″E / 16.1026°N 80.7807°E / 16.1026; 80.7807Coordinates: 16°06′09″N 80°46′51″E / 16.1026°N 80.7807°E / 16.1026; 80.7807
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Headquarters Bhattiprolu
Government
 • Body Mandal Parishad
 • Tehsildar D.V.Subba Rao
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 IST (UTC+5:30)

Bhattiprolu mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur 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][3] The mandal is situated on the banks of Krishna River, bounded by Kollur, Vemuru, Cherukupalle, Nagaram and Repalle mandals.[4] The mandal headquarters ten villages are included in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[5][6]

Demographics

As of 2011 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.[7] It is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is D.V.Subba Rao.[8] 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.[9]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 12 villages and no towns.[2][10]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Addepalli
  2. Bhattiprolu †
  3. Gorigapudi
  4. Konetipuram
  5. Oleru
  6. Pallekona
  7. Pedalanka
  8. Pedapulivarru
  9. Pesarlanka
  10. Sivangulapalem
  11. Surepalle
  12. 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

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,474. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 98,111. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of A.P. CapitalRegion" (PDF). APCRDA. Municipal Administration and UrbanDevelopmentDepartment. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 5. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. pp. 22,31. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION".
  13. ↑ "R3.1 STUDENT INFORMATION".
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