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{{Short description|Mandal in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Doravarisatram mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupati district|Tirupati]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|Revenue division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sullurupeta revenue division|Sullurupeta]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
| coordinates = {{Coord|13|48|33|N|79|57|5|E}}
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| area_total_km2 = 268.91
| area_footnotes = <ref name=":1" />
| population_total = 35971
| population_footnotes = <ref name=":1" />
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 0
| population_rural = 35971
| mapframe = yes
}}

'''Doravarisatram mandal''' is one of the 36 [[mandal]]s in [[Tirupati district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a part of [[Sullurupeta revenue division]].

== History ==
Doravarisatram mandal used to be a part of [[Nellore district]] under [[Gudur revenue division]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite report |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s39c82c7143c102b71c593d98d96093fde/uploads/2019/08/2019080553.pdf |title=District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |date=2011 |pages=25,56–57,408 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> On 25 June 2013, it was made part of the newly-formed [[Naidupeta revenue division]]. On 4 April 2022, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] reorganized the districts in the state and the madal was made part of the Tirupati district under Sullurupeta revenue division, both newly-formed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sasidhar |first=B. M. |date=2022-04-04 |title=Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-tirupati-annamayya-districts-formed-as-part-of-rejig-736459 |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-17 |title=Heavy rain brings normal life to halt in Nellore district |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151117/nation-current-affairs/article/heavy-rain-brings-normal-life-halt-nellore-district |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>

== Biodiversity ==
Doravarisatram mandal has [[brackish water]] ecosystem. Every year, terrestrial and aquatic birds migrate to [[Pulicat Lake]] area for a temporary stay. The ecosystem covers an area of {{Convert|600|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} including parts of the mandal along with [[Chittamur mandal|Chittamur]], [[Sullurpeta mandal|Sullurpeta]], [[Tada mandal|Tada]] and [[Vakadu mandal|Vakadu]] mandals. The terrestrial birds include [[painted storks]], [[large egrets]], [[little egrets]], [[grey pelicans]], [[grey herons]]; water birds include [[northern pintails]], [[black-winged stilts]], [[northern shovelers]], [[common teal]], [[seagulls]], [[terns]], [[sandpipers]], and [[common coots]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=S. Murali |date=27 December 2019 |title=Winged visitors flock to Pulicat, with birdwatchers in tow |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/winged-visitors-flock-to-pulicat-with-birdwatchers-in-tow/article30414057.ece |access-date=9 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box|title=Religions in Chillakur mandal (2011)|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|95.44}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|3.74}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christians]]|dodgerblue|0.67}}
{{bar percent|Others or not stated|black|0.15}}|caption=Distribution of religions<ref name=":0" />|float=right}}

{{As of|2011|alt=As per 2011 census}}, Doravarisatram mandal had a total population of 35,971 with 18,120 male population and 17,851 female population with a density of {{Pop density|35971|268.91|km2|prec=0}}, all living in rural areas. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] made up 14,520 and 4,191 of the population respectively.<ref name=":1" /> It had a [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 985. It had a literacy rate of 62.43% with 70.08% among males and 54.69% among females.<ref name=":0">{{Cite report |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s39c82c7143c102b71c593d98d96093fde/uploads/2019/07/2019072494-1.pdf |title=Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 |date=2018 |pages=20,22,38-40 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>

== Administration ==
The mandal is administrated as part of Sullurupeta revenue division. As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], It comprises the following 45 villages:<ref name=":1" />
{{srn}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Village
|-
|Adapamudi
|-
|Akkarapaka
|-
|Anegottam
|-
|Anepudi
|-
|Ayyapalem
|-
|Buduru
|-
|Buradamadugu
|-
|Chandanamudi
|-
|Damaraya Khandrika*
|-
|K. D. Khandrika*
|-
|Kalluru
|-
|Kalluru Khandrika
|-
|Karatamudi
|-
|Karikadu
|-
|Kattuvapalle
|-
|Kothapalle
|-
|Lingampadu
|-
|Mallayapalem
|-
|Maneri
|-
|Mavillapadu
|-
|Meezuru
|-
|Melupaka
|-
|Minamanamudi
|-
|Modugulapalem
|-
|Muchalagunta
|-
|Mylangam
|-
|Nelaballi
|-
|Nelapattu
|-
|Nellorepalle
|-
|P. Khandrika
|-
|Poolathota
|-
|Singanalathuru
|-
|Sridhanamalli
|-
|Suragunta Tagelu*
|-
|Surapu Agraharam
|-
|Tallampadu
|-
|Thaneyali
|-
|Thogaramudi
|-
|Utchuru
|-
|Vedurupattu
|-
|Velukadu
|-
|Vengamambapuram*
|-
|Venumbaka
|-
|Vetagiripalem
|-
|Yekollu
|}

* Note: Damaraya Khandrika, K. D. Khandrika, Suragunta Tagelu and Vengamambapuram are uninhabited<ref name=":1" />

== Politics ==
Chillakur mandal is a part of [[Sullurpeta (Assembly constituency)|Sullurpeta Assembly constituency]] and [[Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency]]. {{As of|2018|1|1}}, Chillakur mandal had 23,414 eligible voters with 11,491 male voters and 11,923 female voters.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Tirupati district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Tirupati district]]

Doravarisatram mandal - Revision history

ToniaMirams219 at 13:03, 9 March 2026