Kollur mandal

Kollur mandal
కొల్లూరు మండలం
Mandal

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

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°11′05″N 80°47′46″E / 16.18472°N 80.79611°ECoordinates: 16°11′05″N 80°47′46″E / 16.18472°N 80.79611°E
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Headquarters Kollur
Government
 • Body Mandal Parishad
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 55,323
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Kollur 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 Kollur.[2][3] The mandal is situated on the banks of Krishna River, bounded by Vemuru, Bhattiprolu and Kollipara mandals.[4] The mandal is also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 55,323. The total population constitute, 27,709 males and 27,614 females —a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 4,876 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,509 are boys and 2,367 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 69.31% with 34,967 literates.[1]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census, the mandal has 12 villages and no towns.[2][6] Kollur is the most populated and Boddulurupadu is the least populated villages in the mandal.[7]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Ananthavaram
  2. Boddulurupadu
  3. Chilumuru
  4. Chinapulivarru
  5. Donepudi
  6. Gajullanka
  7. Guruvindapalle
  8. Ipur
  9. Kollur
  10. Pedalanka
  11. Potharlanka
  12. Ravikampadu

Government and politics

Kollur mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Vemuru (SC) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8] The present MLA representing Vemuru (SC) (Assembly constituency) is Ananda Babu Nakka of Telugu Desam Party.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 97,111. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district". guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014" (PDF). News19. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kollur mandal villages". Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. National Informatics Centre. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. pp. 22,31. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Member's Report". Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Vemuru (SC) Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
 Kollipara mandal Kollipara mandal River Krishna
Vemuru mandal River Krishna
   Kollur mandal  
Vemuru mandal
Bhattiprolu mandal		 Bhattiprolu mandal Vemuru mandal