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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bethamcherla
| image_skyline = Bethamcherla Railway Station edited.jpg
| caption = Bethamcherla railway station
| other_name = Betamcherla
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Nagar Panchayat]]
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.4667|N|78.1667|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = Rayalaseema
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nandyal district|Nandyal]]
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = Century B.C.
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Nagar panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 38,994
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/(S(ioonhl2wrjig4555p4az3qrl))/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=630906|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu, తెలుగు]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 518599
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| area_code = (091)-8516
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}
'''Bethamcherla''' is a town with [[Nagar panchayat]] civic status and [[mandal]] headquarters located in [[Nandyal district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It comes under [[Dhone]] assembly constituency and [[Nandyal]] Parliament Constituency.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise villages|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Kurnool.pdf|website=Revenue Department - AP Land|publisher=National Informatics Center|accessdate=20 November 2014|page=9|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209182624/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Kurnool.pdf|archivedate=9 December 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the town had a population of 38,994. The total population constitute, 19,424 males and 19,570 females —a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males. 4,882 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 65.60% with 22,379 literates, lower than the state average of 67.41%.<ref name=population /><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011) |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf |publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government |accessdate=16 November 2014 |page=43 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}</ref>

==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by 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=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|accessdate=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Nandyal district}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Nandyal district]]

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