Duggirala mandal

Duggirala mandal
దుగ్గిరాల మండలం
Mandal

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

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°19′40″N 80°37′27″E / 16.32778°N 80.62417°ECoordinates: 16°19′40″N 80°37′27″E / 16.32778°N 80.62417°E
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Headquarters Duggirala
Government
 • Body Mandal Parishad
 • Tehsildar M. Sirisha[1]
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 62,655
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Duggirala mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Tenali Revenue Division and the headquarters are located at Duggirala.[3][4] The mandal is bounded by Mangalagiri, Pedakakani, Tenali and Kollipara mandals. Krishna River lies to the northeast of the Duggirala mandal.[5] The mandal is also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[6]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 62,655. The total population constitute, 31,269 males and 31,386 females —a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 5,947 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,999 are boys and 2,948 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.97% with 40,244 literates.[2]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 14 villages and no towns.[3][7] Duggirala is the most populated and Devarapalle Agraharam is the least populated villages in the mandal.[8]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Chiluvur
  2. Chinapalem
  3. Chintalapudi
  4. Devarapalle Agraharam
  5. Duggirala
  6. Emani
  7. Godavarru
  8. Kantamraju Konduru
  9. Morampudi
  10. Pedakondur
  11. Penumuli
  12. Perakalapudi
  13. Srungarapuram
  14. Tummapudi

Government and politics

Duggirala mandal is one of the 3 mandals under Mangalagiri (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[9] The present MLA representing Mangalagiri (Assembly constituency) is Alla Rama Krishna Reddy of YSR Congress Party.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014". Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 85,110. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district". guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014" (PDF). News19. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Duggirala mandal villages". Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. National Informatics Centre. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Member's Report". Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Mangalagiri Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.