Nizampatnam mandal

For other uses, see Nizampatnam.

Nizampatnam mandal
Petapoly, Peddapalli Mandal
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Nizampatnam mandal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Nizampatnam mandal
Nizampatnam mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°54′N 80°40′E / 15.900°N 80.667°E / 15.900; 80.667
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictBapatla
HeadquartersNizampatnam
Government
 • BodyMandal Parishad
 • TehsildarS.V.RAMANA KUMARI F.A.C
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
59,973
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Mandal map of Guntur district with Nizampatnam mandal highlighted in green
Mandal map of Guntur district showing Nizampatnam mandal (in green)

Nizampatnam mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Bapatla district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Repalle Revenue Division and the headquarters are located at Nizampatnam.[2][3] The mandal is bounded by Repalle, Nagaram, Pittalavanipalem and Karlapalem mandals. The mandals lies on the shore of Bay of Bengal and a portion of the mandal lies on the banks of Krishna River.[4]

Etymology

Named after the Nizam of Hyderabad and natively known as Peddapalli mandal,[5] it was also referred as Petapoly by the Dutch settlers[6] and by the British as Pettipolee or Pettipoly.[7]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 59,973. The total population constitute, 30,533 males and 29,440 females —a sex ratio of 964 females per 1000 males. 5,738 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,018 are boys and 2,720 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 62.64% with 33,970 literates.[1]

Administration

The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar. Nizampatnam mandal is one of the 4 mandals under Repalle (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 8 villages and no towns.[2] Nizampatnam is the most populated and Muthupalle Agraharam is the least populated villages in the mandal.[9]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Adavuladeevi
  2. Amudalapalli
  3. Dindi
  4. Kothapalem
  5. Kuchinapudi
  6. Muthupalle Agraharam
  7. Nizampatnam
  8. Pallapatla
  9. Pregnam

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 like Al Quamar High School, Vikas Public School, 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 7,065 students enrolled in over 113 schools.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 103, 112. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Administrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ William Foster (1906). The English Factories in India 1618–1669, Volume 1 (Volume 1 ed.). Clarendon Press. p. 41. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ Myneni, Krishna Kumari (2002). Sermons from stones : contribution of Andhras to art, culture, and thought (1. publ. ed.). Delhi, India: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. p. 84. ISBN 8186050892. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ Bowrey, Thomas (1895). Temple, Richard Carnac (ed.). A Geographical Account of Countries Round the Bay of Bengal, 1669 to 1679. Printed for the Hakluyt Society. pp. 25–26.
  8. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  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. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.