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{{Short description|Mandal in Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), India}}
{{other uses|Duggirala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Duggirala mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| image_skyline = File:Duggirala mandal in Guntur district.jpg
| image_caption = Mandal map of Guntur district showing <br /> Duggirala mandal (in green)
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|19|40|N|80|37|27|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 = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Duggirala]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Mandal Parishad villages]]
| parts = 14
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj (Block level)]]
| governing_body = [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|Mandal Parishad]]
| leader_title = [[Tehsildar]]
| leader_name = M.Sirisha
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner|access-date=24 May 2016|pages=14,396|format=PDF}}</ref>
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| population_total = 62655
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=628848|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Duggirala mandal''' is one of the 18 [[mandal]]s in [[Guntur district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Tenali revenue division]] and the headquarters are located at [[Duggirala]].<ref name="map">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=4 June 2019 |pages=5,626–627 |format=PDF |date=2011}}</ref> The mandal is bounded by [[Mangalagiri mandal|Mangalagiri]], [[Pedakakani]], [[Tenali mandal|Tenali]] and [[Kollipara]] mandals. [[Krishna River]] lies to the northeast of the Duggirala mandal.<ref name="map" />

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 62,655. The total population constitute, 31,269 males and 31,386 females —a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 5,947 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,999 are boys and 2,948 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.97% with 40,244 literates.<ref name=population />

{{Geographic location
|width = auto
|Centre = Duggirala mandal
|North = [[Mangalagiri mandal]]
|Northeast = ''[[Krishna River]]''
|East = [[Kollipara mandal]]
|Southeast = [[Kollipara mandal]]
|South = [[Tenali mandal]]
|Southwest = [[Tenali mandal]]
|West = [[Pedakakani mandal]]
|Northwest = [[Mangalagiri mandal]]
}}

== Administration ==

{{As of|2014|06|19}}, the present tahsildar is M.Sirisha.<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|access-date=8 September 2014|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016202326/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/tahsildars.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also forms a part of the [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region]] under the jurisdiction of [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority|APCRDA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts|url=http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/Notifications/2014MAUD_MS253.PDF|website=Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=23 September 2015|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923135735/http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/Notifications/2014MAUD_MS253.PDF|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> Duggirala mandal is one of the [[List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly#Guntur district|three mandals]] under [[Mangalagiri (Assembly constituency)]], which in turn represents [[Guntur (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=11 October 2014|page=22|format=pdf}}</ref>

== Towns and villages ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 15 villages and no towns.<ref name=map /> [[Duggirala]] is the most populated and Devarapalle Agraharam is the least populated villages in the mandal.<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|access-date=9 August 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}}</ref>

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|style=width:450px;|
#[[Chiluvuru]]
#Chinapalem
#Chintalapudi
#Devarapalle Agraharam
#[[Duggirala]](†)
#[[Emani, Guntur district|Emani]]
#Godavarru
#[[Kantamraju Konduru]]
#Morampudi
#Pedakondur
#[[Penumuli]]
#Perakalapudi
#[[Srungarapuram]]
#[[Tummapudi]]
#[[Veerlapalem]]
}}

''Note: (†)-Mandal headquarters''

== Education ==

The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages. 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|access-date=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=27 December 2015}}</ref> As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 7,480 students enrolled in over 72 schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls#|title=R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION|access-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154343/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Student Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?mode=getVillageReportsList&mandalCode=281739&mandalName=DUGGIRALA|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2015–16, District School Education – Andhra Pradesh|access-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of villages in Guntur district#D|Villages in Duggirala mandal]]

== References ==
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{{Guntur district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Guntur district]]

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