In March 2023, the state government put forth a proposal for the bifurcation of Machilipatnam mandal into Machilipatnam North and Machilipatnam South mandals.[6]
Demographics
As of 2011[update]census, the mandal had a population of 238,962. The total
population constitute, 118,820 males and 120,142 females —a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000
males. 21,272 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 11,037 are boys and 10,235 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 78.62% with 171,144 literates.[1]
Towns and villages
As of 2011[update]census, the mandal has 29 settlements. It includes 1 town and 28 villages in the mandal.[3][2]Chinnapuram is the most populated village and Potlapalem is the least populated village in the mandal.[7]
^"Administrative Setup". Krishna District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.