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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Biccavolu mandal
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[East Godavarir district|East Godavari]]
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| seat = [[Biccavolu]]
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'''Biccavolu mandal''' is one of the 19 [[mandal]]s in [[East Godavari district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Rajahmundry revenue division]] and the headquarters are located at [[Biccavolu]] village.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://eastgodavari.ap.gov.in/tehsil/| title= East Godavari District| work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandal |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 19 December 2023}}</ref>Biccavolu Mandal is bounded by [[Rayavaram, East Godavari|Rayavaram]] Mandal towards South, [[Pedapudi]] Mandal towards East, [[Anaparthy]] Mandal towards west, [[Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari|Ramachandrapuram]] Mandal towards north .<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in East Godavari district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/east_godavari.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|access-date=5 November 2016}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is located ata distance of 41 kilometres from Rajahhmundry.

==History==
[[Rajahmundry|Rajahmundry district]] was formed in 1823 and in 1859 bifurcated into [[Godavari District]] and [[Krishna district]]. In 1925, Godavari district was split into [[East Godavari district]] and [[West Godavari district]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://rmc.ap.gov.in/about/rajahmundry_history | title=Rajamahendravaram History | work= Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://chapter.intach.org/godavari-chapters/history.html | title= History of East Godavari chapter |publisher= INTACH East Godavari chapter| access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref>

The reorganisation of the districts in 2022 increased the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040422/cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-inaugurates-13-new-districts.html | title= 13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here | work= Published on: April 4, 2022 |publisher= Deccan Chronicle| access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 67,717 with 17,478 Households. The total population constitute, 33,642 males and 34,075 females, Average sex ratio of Biccavolu mandal is 1026 females per 1000 males. 6,952 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,512 are boys and 3,440 are girls. Children sex ratio of Biccavolu is 979.{{clarify|What does this mean? 979 is a number, not a ratio.|date=December 2019}} The average literacy rate stands at 68.31% of which male has 72.36% and female has 72.36%.<ref name=population />

== Governance ==
=== Administration ===
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has twenty revenue villages, thirteen gram panchayats, of which all of them are villages.<ref name="census" /> Rallakhandrika is the smallest Village and [[Biccavolu]] is the biggest Village in terms of population.<ref name=map /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of East Godavari District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=14|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719052907/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=14|archive-date=19 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:<ref>{{cite web|title=Abbreviations used|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm#2w|publisher=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=6 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm#2w|archive-date=17 June 2007}}</ref>
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#Arikarevula
#Biccavolu
#Balabhadrapuram
#[[Biccavolu]]
#Illapalle
#Kapavaram
#Komaripalem
#Konkuduru
#Melluru
#Pandalapaka
#Rangapuram
#Thummalapalle
#Tossipudi
#Voolapalle
}}

=== Politics ===
Biccavolu mandal is one of the [[List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly#East Godavari district|mandals]] under [[Anaparthy (Assembly constituency)]], which in turn represents [[Rajahmundry (Lok Sabha constituency)]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{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|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by mandal parishad, [[Zilla Parishad High School|zilla parishad]], government and private schools, which are both aided and unaided, under the administration of the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of Working Groups|url=http://childinfo.ap.nic.in/SSA_FeedbackForms/WorkingGroups/group4.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=23 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021151650/http://childinfo.ap.nic.in/SSA_FeedbackForms/WorkingGroups/group4.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

Important colleges in Biccavolu are Sree Rama Private Industrial Training Institute and Adarsa Jr College. There are many schools in Biccavolu. Netaji Public High school and SriRama High school teaches in English medium whereas, [[Zilla Parishad High School]]s in Telugu medium.

==See also==
* [[East Godavari district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in East Godavari district]]

==References==
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{{East Godavari district}}

[[Category:Mandals in East Godavari district]]

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Kamal Guha at 03:58, 23 December 2023