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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Achanta Mandal
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
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| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.598|N|81.811|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[West Godavari district|West Godavari]]
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| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Achanta]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Major villages]]
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| governing_body = [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|Mandal Parishad]]
| leader_title = [[Tehsildar]]
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| area_total_km2 = 73.01
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| elevation_m = 14
| population_total = 60,711
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2815_PART_B_DCHB_WEST%20GODAVARI.pdf|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|pages=404|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = AP 37
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'''Achanta Mandal''' is one of the 46 [[mandal]]s in [[West Godavari district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/4981-achanta-west-godavari-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Achanta mandal - West Godavari|accessdate=5 November 2017}}</ref> Its headquarters are located in [[Achanta]]. The mandal is bordered by [[Godavari River]] to the north, [[Yelamanchili mandal]] to the east, [[Poduru mandal]] to the south, and [[Penugonda mandal]] to the west.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in West Godavari district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/WestGodavari.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|accessdate=5 November 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429220632/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/westgodavari.html|archivedate=29 April 2015}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{update after|2022}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India]], Achanta Mandal had a population of 60,711, 30,614 males and 30,097 females, resulting in a female to male ratio of 983:1,000. There were 17,477 households, with an average of 3-4 people per household.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiagrowing.com/Andhra_Pradesh/West_Godavari/Achanta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204030442/http://indiagrowing.com/andhra_pradesh/west_godavari/achanta|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 February 2013|title=Population of Achanta Mandal|publisher=India Growing|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref> 5,665 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,829 are boys and 2,836 are girls, with a female to male ratio of 1,002:1,000 males. The average [[Literacy in India|literacy]] rate stands at 77.36% with 22,697 males and 19,884 females.{{cn|date=June 2018}} [[Schedule Caste]] represents 26.6% of the population (16,159 people), and [[Schedule Tribe]] represents 0.6% (374 people).{{cn|date=June 2018}}

=== Employment ===
{{As of|2011|alt=In 2011}}, 30,259 people (19,304 male; 10,955 female) were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Achanta Mandal. 23,191 people describe their work as main work (employed for six months or more): 1,997 cultivators (owners), 16,390 agricultural laborers, 685 in household industry, and 4,119 in other work areas. 7,068 people are marginal workers (employed for less than six months).{{cn|date=June 2018}}

== Administration ==
Achanta Mandal is administered under the [[Achanta (Assembly constituency)]]<ref>{{cite web|title=TABLE B - Parliamentary Constituencies|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|work=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=31|accessdate=5 November 2017|archive-date=5 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> of [[Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=30|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-date=5 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the twelve mandals that falls under the [[Narasapuram revenue division]].

== Towns and villages ==
{{As of|2011|alt=In 2011}}, the mandal had 10 settlements, all of which are small villages. In terms of population, [[Achanta]] is the largest and Kandaravalli is the smallest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vlist.in/sub-district/04981.html|title=Villages in Achnata Mandal|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref> The settlements in the mandal are Achanta, [[Achanta Vemavaram]], [[Bhimalapuram]], [[Kandaravalli]], [[Karugorumilli]], [[Kodamanchili]], [[Koderu]], [[Pedamallam]], [[Penumanchili]], and [[Valluru, Achanta mandal|Valluru]].

== Education ==
The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of nearby villages. Primary and secondary school education is imparted by [[Government of India|government]], aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=5 November 2017|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=27 December 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> For the academic year 2015–2016, the mandal had more than 6,466 students enrolled in over 80 schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls#|title=R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154343/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Student Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?mode=getMandalReportsList&dist=2815&distname=WEST%20GODAVARI|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=5 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020147/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?mode=getMandalReportsList&dist=2815&distname=WEST%20GODAVARI|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Eluru]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{West Godavari district}}

[[Category:Mandals in West Godavari district]]

Achanta mandal - Revision history

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