Anandapuram mandal

Anandapuram mandal
Mandal
Anandapuram mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°53′53″N 83°23′07.34″E / 17.89806°N 83.3853722°E / 17.89806; 83.3853722Coordinates: 17°53′53″N 83°23′07.34″E / 17.89806°N 83.3853722°E / 17.89806; 83.3853722
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Region Visakhapatnam
Headquarters Anandapuram
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 60,789
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 531162, 531163
Vehicle registration AP 31

Anandapuram mandal is one of the 43 mandals in Visakhapatnam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division and the headquarters are located at Anandapuram.[1] Anandapuram Mandal is bounded by Bheemunipatnam Mandal towards East, Chinagadila Mandal towards South, Padmanabham Mandal towards North, Kothavalasa Mandal towards west.[2]

Demographics

Anandapuram mandal spreads across an area of 205.32 sq.km. The total population of Anandapuram Mandal is 60,789 residing in 15,265 Houses, Spread across total 32 villages. Population of males are 30,739 and females are 30,050 . Absence of a town states that there is no urban population in the mandal, where as rural population is 60,789. The mandal has rural population in Visakhapatnam district. Population in the age-group 0-6 is 6,846 of which 3,535 are male and 3,311 are female. The literacy rate of Anandapuram mandal is 48.52 with 29,497 literates which is significantly lower than the state average of 67.41.[3]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, Anandapuram is the most populated and Bakurupalem is the least populated settlement in the mandal.[4] The mandal consists of 32 settlements. Anakapalle municipality was merged with Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation.[5]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Anandapuram†
  2. Bakurupalem
  3. Bheemannadorapalem
  4. Boni
  5. Chandaka
  6. Dabbanda
  7. Gambheeram
  8. Gandigundam
  9. Gangasani
  10. Gidijala
  11. Gorinta
  12. Gottipalle
  13. Gudilova
  14. Jagannadhapuram
  15. Kanamam
  16. Kolavanipalem
  17. Kusuluvada
  18. Mamidilova
  19. Mukundapuram
  20. Mutcherla
  21. Narayana
  22. Palavalasa
  23. Pandalapaka
  24. Peddipalem
  25. Pekeru
  26. Ramavaram
  27. Sirlapalem
  28. Sontyam
  29. Tangudubilli
  30. Tarluvada
  31. Vellanki
  32. Vemulavalasa

Note: †–Mandal headquarter

Transport

The Anakapalle-Anandapuram highway road is an arterial road of the mandal.[6] APSRTC runs city bus services from Anandapuram bus station to major parts of the Visakhapatnam district.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Visakhapatnam" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 26, 574. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mandals in Visakhapatnam district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Visakhapatnam district Census Handbook" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Sub-District Details of Visakhapatnam District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Anadapuram mandal VLIST".
  6. ↑ "5,486 PR roads to be widened in State". The Hindu. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Anandapuram - ఆనందపురం - About Us". www.visanandaanandagp.appr.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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