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{{Short description|Administrative division of Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{other uses|Bapatla}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bapatla mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15|53|20|N|80|28|12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bapatla district|Bapatla]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Bapatla]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Major villages]]
| parts_style = para
| parts =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|Mandal Parishad]]
| leader_title = [[Tehsildar]]
| leader_name = T. Valliah
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="demographics"/>
| area_total_km2 = 233.91
| population_total = 143825
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="demographics"/>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| footnotes =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-point = none
}}

'''Bapatla mandal''' is one of the 25 [[mandal]]s in [[Bapatla district]] of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is under the administration of [[Bapatla revenue division]] and the headquarters are located at [[Bapatla]].<ref name="demographics">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Guntur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/146/download/234/DH_2011_2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> The mandal is bounded by [[Kakumanu]], [[Ponnur]], [[Karlapalem]] mandals of [[Guntur district]]. It also shares borders with [[Prakasam district]] and a portion of it lies on the coast of [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in Guntur district |url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/guntur.html |publisher=aponline.gov.in |accessdate=10 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428070826/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/guntur.html |archivedate=28 April 2015 }}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{{bar box
|title=Religions in Bapatla mandal (2011)<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>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|89.93}}
{{bar percent|[[Andhra Muslims|Islam]]|green|6.96}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|2.70}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.41}}
|caption=Distribution of religions
}}

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 143,825 in 38,605 households. The total population constitute, 70,847 males and 72,978 females — a sex ratio of 1030 females per 1000 males. 13,371 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 6,856 are boys and 6,515 are girls — a sex ratio of 950 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 71.79% with 93,653 literates. 49.21% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 28,807 (20.03%) and 8,492 (5.90%) respectively.<ref name="demographics"/>

{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Bapatla mandal (2011)<ref name="language"/>
|thumb = left
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 93.65 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 5.59 |color2 = green
|label3 = Others |value3 = 0.76 |color3 = grey
}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.65% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and 5.59% [[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>

== Settlements ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 21 settlements. It includes 20 villages and 1 town of [[Bapatla]].<ref name="map">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|title=Guntur District Mandals|publisher=Census of India|pages=102, 112|format=PDF|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sub-District Details of Guntur District |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=17 |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=10 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415192755/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=17 |archive-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=300em|style=width:450px;|
# Adivi
# [[Appikatla]]
# [[Bapatla]] (M)
# [[Bapatla East (rural)|Bapatla East (Rural)]]
# [[Bapatla West (rural)|Bapatla West (Rural)]]
# Bharthipudi
# Cheruvu
# [[ఈతేరు(Etheru)]]
# Gopapuram
# Gudipudi
# [[Jammulapalem]]
# [[Jillellamudi]]
# [[Kankatapalem]]
# Maruproluvaripalem (Rural)
# Mulapalem
# Murukondapadu
# Narasayapalem
# Neredupalle
# Palaparthipadu
# [[Poondla]]
# Velicherla
}}

''Note: M-[[Municipality]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Abbreviations used |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm#2w |publisher=censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=26 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm |archivedate=17 June 2007 }}</ref>

== Government and politics ==

The [[mandal]] is under the control of a [[tahsildar]] and the present tahsildar is T. Valliah.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014|url=http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/tahsildars.pdf|website=Guntur District Official Website|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=8 September 2014|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016202326/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/tahsildars.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Bapatla mandal is one of the [[List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly#Guntur district|3 mandals]] under [[Bapatla Assembly constituency]], which is part of [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf
|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=11 October 2014|page=22|format=pdf}}</ref> Current MLA for Bapatla is [[Kona Raghupathi]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]) and MP is [[Nandigam Suresh]] (YSRCP).

== See also ==
* [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of villages in Guntur district]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Bapatla district}}

{{Geographic location
|width = auto
|Centre = Bapatla mandal
|North = [[Kakumanu]] mandal
|Northeast = [[Ponnur]] mandal
|East = [[Karlapalem]] mandal
|Southeast = [[Karlapalem]] mandal
|South = [[Karlapalem]] mandal <br/> [[Prakasam district]]
|Southwest = [[Prakasam district]]
|West = [[Prakasam district]]
|Northwest = [[Prakasam district]]
}}

[[Category:Mandals in Bapatla district]]

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