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{{Short description|District in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bapatla district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| image_skyline = Maha Stupa at Bhattiprolu 01.jpg
| image_caption = Stupa at [[Bhattiprolu]]
| image_map = Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 4 April 2022
| established_title1 = Revised
| established_date1 = 31 December 2025
| coordinates = {{coord|15.905|80.468|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Coastal Andhra|Kostaandhra]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Bapatla]]
| native_name = 
| total_type = Total
| area_total_km2 = 3828.84
| area_footnotes ={{sfn|CPO|2022|p=13}}
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Demography {{!}} Bapatla District, Government of Andhra Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/demography/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| population_total = 1586918
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
| website = {{URL|https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/}}
| parts_type = Administrative divisions
| parts = {{bulleted list|
| [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|03 revenue divisions]]
| [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|20 mandals]]
}}
| leader_title = [[District magistrate (India)|Collector & District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = J. Venkata Murali, [[Indian Administrative Service|I.A.S.]]
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of Police]]
| leader_name1 = Tushar Dudi, [[Indian Police Service|I.P.S.]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituency]]
| leader_name2 = [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| leader_name3 = [[Krishna Prasad Tenneti]]
| leader_title4 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Assembly constituencies]]
| leader_name4 = [[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|05]]
}}

'''Bapatla district''' is a [[district]] in [[coastal Andhra]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in [[Bapatla]]. It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.

==Etymology==
Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course.

== History ==
Bapatla Taluka was created in 1794. During May 26-27, 1913 meeting of the first Andhra Mahasabha at the townhall, the foundation for separate state for Andhras was mooted.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2013|title=Andhra Mahasabhalu on May 26 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Andhra-Mahasabhalu-on-May-26/articleshow/19761956.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105034632/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Andhra-Mahasabhalu-on-May-26/articleshow/19761956.cms|archive-date=2021-01-05|access-date=2021-01-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level.<ref name="eenadu-20220405"/> In 1977, a proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, communist leader.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}

On April 4, 2022, as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts.<ref name="eenadu-20220405">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/districts/bapatla/714/122066190|title=ప్రగతికి మణిహారం (ఈనాడు బాపట్ల జిల్లా సంచిక)|date=2022-04-05|access-date=2022-04-05|website=ఈనాడు}}</ref><ref name="sakshi-1">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-03|title=AP: కొత్త జిల్లాల స్వరూపమిదే.. పెద్ద జిల్లా ఏదంటే?|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/area-and-population-new-districts-ap-1446058|access-date=2022-04-03|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 March 2022|title=కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849|access-date=31 March 2022|website=Eenadu.net|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Raghavendra|first=V.|date=26 January 2022|title=With the creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126110443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|archive-date=26 January 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2022|title=AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129231708/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|archive-date=29 January 2022|access-date=11 February 2022|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 2022|title=New districts to come into force on April 4|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-districts-to-come-into-force-on-april-4/article65274658.ece|access-date=31 March 2022|website=[[The Hindu]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 March 2022|title=కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849|access-date=31 March 2022|website=[[Eenadu.net]]|language=te}}</ref> On 31 December 2025, five mandals of [[Chirala revenue division]] were transferred back to [[Prakasam District]].<ref name="districts-20253112">{{Cite news |title=Andhra News:కొత్త జిల్లాలు పోలవరం, మార్కాపురం |date=2025-12-30 |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/ap-cabinet--approves-formation-of-two-new-districts/1799/125240498 |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=Eenadu|lang=te}}</ref>

== Geography ==
This district is surrounded to the north by [[Guntur district]] and [[Palnadu district]] , south by the [[Bay of Bengal]], west by the [[Prakasam district]] and east by the [[Krishna district]].<ref name="district-map"/>

=== Natural resources ===
Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.<ref name="about">{{Cite web |url=https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/about-district/ |title=About District |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Bapatla district}}
</ref>

Good deposits of coloured granites occur around [[Uppumaguluru]] and Konidena.<ref name=mining>{{cite web|title=Geology and Mineral Resources of Prakasam District|url=http://apmines.org/?page_id=920|publisher=Department of mines and geology, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=16 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140616085846/http://apmines.org/?page_id=920|archive-date=16 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Bapatla district as of 2025 based on 2011 census<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{Efn|Most Christians in the district identify themselves as Hindus to avail reservation benefits, the real proportion of Christians being around 15-20% of the population}}
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|91.45}}
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Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district as of the 2025 reorganisation had a population of 1,290,893, of which 284,114 (22.01%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 284,114 (21.78%) and 62,100 (4.81%) of the population respectively.{{sfn|CPO|2022|p=VI}}

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Bapatla district, as of 2025 based on 2011 Census<ref name="language"/>
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 92.81 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 6.30 |color2 = green
|other-label = Others |other = y |other-color = grey
|thumb=left
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.00% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and 6.12% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Hinduism is a majority in the district, while Christians are a significant (underreported) minority of around 15-20% in the district. Muslim make up around 7% of the population.

== Administrative divisions ==

The district is divided into [[Bapatla revenue division|Bapatla]], [[Chirala revenue division|Chirala]] and [[Repalle revenue division|Repalle]], which are further subdivided into a total of 20 [[Tehsil|mandal]]s.<ref name="district-map">{{Cite web |title=Bapatla district map, with mandals and revenue divisions |url=https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/map-of-district/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Bapatla district, Government of Andhra Pradesh}}</ref><ref name="districts-20253112"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-gets-76th-revenue-division-bapatlas-repalle-is-headquarters/articleshow/93491442.cms |title=Andhra Pradesh gets 76th revenue division, Bapatla's Repalle |date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=TOI}}</ref>
=== Mandals ===

The list of 20 mandals in Bapatla district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.
{{Div col}}
# [[Bapatla revenue division]]
## [[Bapatla mandal|Bapatla]]
## [[Karlapalem mandal|Karlapalem]]
## [[Martur mandal|Martur]]
## [[Parchur mandal|Parchur]]
## [[Pittalavanipalem mandal|Pittalavanipalem]]
## [[Yeddanapudi mandal|Yeddanapudi]]
# [[Chirala revenue division]]
## [[Chinaganjam mandal|Chinaganjam]]
## [[Chirala mandal|Chirala]]
## [[Inkollu mandal|Inkollu]]
## [[Karamchedu mandal|Karamchedu]]
## [[Vetapalem mandal|Vetapalem]]
# [[Repalle revenue division]]
## [[Amruthalur mandal|Amruthalur]]
## [[Bhattiprolu mandal|Bhattiprolu]]
## [[Cherukupalle mandal|Cherukupalle]]
## [[Kollur mandal|Kollur]]
## [[Nagaram mandal, Bapatla district|Nagaram]]
## [[Nizampatnam mandal|Nizampatnam]]
## [[Repalle mandal|Repalle]]
## [[Tsunduru mandal|Tsunduru]]
## [[Vemuru mandal|Vemuru]]
{{Div end}}

== Cities and towns ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Municipal Bodies in Bapatla District
!Ciy/Town!! Civil status!! Revenue Division !!Population
|-
| [[Chirala]]
| Municipality
| Chirala
| 1,62,471
|-
| [[Bapatla]]
| Municipality
| Bapatla
| 70,777
|-
| [[Repalle]]
| Municipality
| Repalle
| 50,866
|-
| [[Martur]]
| Nagar Panchayat
| Bapatla
| 21,434
|-
| [[Inkollu]]
| Nagar Panchayat
| Chirala
| 17,585
|-
| [[Parchur]]
| Nagar Panchayat
| Bapatla
| 13,375
|}

== Politics ==
The district forms part of [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency]] and has five assembly constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!Name
!style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for<br/>([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!Parliament
|-
|89
|[[Vemuru (Assembly constituency)|Vemuru]]
|[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]
|-
|90
|[[Repalle Assembly constituency|Repalle]]
|None
|-
|92
|[[Bapatla Assembly constituency|Bapatla]]
|None
|-
|104
|[[Parchur Assembly constituency|Parchur]]
|None
|-
|106
|[[Chirala Assembly constituency|Chirala]]
|None
|}

==Economy==
Agriculture contributes to major share of gross district domestic product. Agriculture and allied services based industries such as cotton spinning mills, oil mills and shrimp processing are present in the district{{Sfn|CPO|2022|p=127-128}}
=== Irrigation ===
* [[Krishna western delta]] is a major irrigation project<ref name="about"/> Tanks, Tube Wells, Dug Wells, Lift
Irrigation are other sources of irrigation.{{Sfn|CPO|2022|p=76}}

== Education ==
The first agricultural College in South India was started on 11 July 1945 in Bapatla by the Government of Composite Madras State India. It became part of [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]], Andhra Pradesh in 1964.<ref name="about"/>

==Military institutions==
Airforce station at Suryalanka of [[Southern Air Command (India)|Southern Air Command]] is a major defence establishment in the district. It has carried out Emergency Landing Facility trials on [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]] near [[Addanki]] on 29 Dec 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sainiksamachar.nic.in/press-realease-details/3313 |title=ELF carried out in Bapatla District (AP) By Air Force Station Suryalanka of Southern Air Command |date=2022-12-29 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Sainik Samachar}}</ref>


== Tourism ==
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<gallery>
File:Maha_Stupa_at_Bhattiprolu_01.jpg|Stupa at [[Bhattiprolu]]
File:Beautiful Morning at Bay of Bengal.jpg|Sunrise at [[Suryalanka Beach]]
File:Building of Vetapalem Library.jpg|[[Saraswata Niketanam]] at [[Vetapalem]]
</gallery>
Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple in [[Bapatla]] is a 5th Century CE temple dedicated to Ksheera Bhavanarayanaswamy and Sundaravalli. This temple is under the administration control of [[Archaeological Survey of India]]. Chariot procession and other festivals are celebrated.{{sfn|CPO|2022|p=16}}

One of the earliest evidence of [[Brahmi script]], origin of most scripts in India, is written on an urn containing Buddha's relics placed in the Stupa of [[Bhattiprolu]]. The script has been named Bhattiprolu script.<ref>{{cite web|title=Centrally Protected Monuments|url=http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/monuments.html|website=Archeological Survey of India|access-date=27 May 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626104454/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/monuments.html|archive-date=2017-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Saraswata Niketanam]] at [[Vetapalem]] is a library founded in 1918. It is known for its large collection of palm leaf manuscripts, newspapers and books.

=== Beaches===

Nallamada, East Tungabhadra, Gundamthippa, Romperu(right) rivers meet the sea at Kappalavaripalem, Pinniboyinavaripalem. Suryalanka beach, about 9 km from Bapatla is suitable for sea bathing. [[Vodarevu Beach|Vadarevu]] and Ramapuram beaches near Chirala are also popular tourist attractions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/over-one-lakh-people-take-holy-dip-at-beaches-in-bapatla-on-kartika-somavaram/article66164609.ece |title=Over one lakh people take holy dip at beaches in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Kartika Somavaram |date=2022-11-21 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
[[K. Viswanath|Kasinadhuni Viswanath]] who won the prestigious [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] for his contribution to films as director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor hails from Repalle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Asha Kiran |title=K Viswanath: National Award films directed by the ace filmmaker |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/k-viswanath-national-award-films-directed-by-the-ace-filmmaker/articleshow/68050321.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 February 2019|access-date= 2 June 2021}}</ref> [[D. Ramanaidu]], [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records holder]] for the most films produced by an individual hailed from Karamchedu near Chirala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakravarthy |first=Venkatesh |date=2015-03-04 |title=Dream merchant |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/dream-merchant/article6951600.ece |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Pawan Kalyan]] born in Bapatla is a famous film actor and founder of [[Jana Sena Party]]. [[Daggubati Venkatesh]] known as Victory Venkatesh a notable Telugu actor hailed from Karamchedu. [[Pullela Gopichand]] former Indian Badminton player and title holder of [[All England Open Badminton Championships]] winner hails from Nagandla village of [[Inkollu]] Nagar Panchayat.

[[Konijeti Rosaiah]] elected as MLA of Chirala assembly constituency several times rose to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Governor of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former AP CM, ex-TN Guv K Rosaiah passes away|work=[[United News of India]]|url=http://www.uniindia.com/former-ap-cm-ex-tn-guv-k-rosaiah-passes-away/south/news/2582722.html}}</ref> [[Kona Prabhakara Rao]] represented Bapatla assembly constituency several times and served as Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker, State Minister and Governor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao (31.05.1985 – 02.04.1986) |url=https://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/en/previous-governors/shri-kona-prabhakara-rao/ |website=rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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===Books===
{{Cite book |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s345c48cce2e2d7fbdea1afc51c7c6ad26/uploads/2022/03/2022033064.pdf|title=District Hand Book of Statistics – Bapatla district|year=2022|author=CPO}}

==External links==
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