Kamal Guha at 01:30, 15 January 2024

2024-01-15T01:30:31Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gannavaram mandal
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.5333|N|80.8000|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Krishna district|Krishna]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Gannavaram]]
| parts_type =
| parts_style =
| parts =
| leader_title = [[Tehsildar]]
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 238962
| 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/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=628913|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=12 September 2014}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = AP
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Gannavaram mandal''' is one of the 25 [[mandal]]s in [[Krishna district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Gudivada revenue division]] and the mandal headquarters are located at [[Gannavaram]].<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Krishna District Mandals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf |publisher=Census of India|access-date=19 January 2015|pages=495, 526–527|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Administrative Setup|url=http://krishna.nic.in/admin-setup.aspx|website=Krishna District Official Website|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020223104/http://krishna.nic.in/admin-setup.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The mandal is bounded by [[Agiripalli]], [[Bapulapadu]], [[Unguturu, Krishna district|Unguturu]], [[Vijayawada Rural mandal|Vijayawada Rural]] and [[Kankipadu]] mandals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in Krishna district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/Krishna.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|access-date=14 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213093713/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/krishna.html|archive-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> The mandal is also a part of the [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region]] under the jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority.<ref name=apcrda>{{cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014|url=http://www.news19.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/go-no-253.pdf|website=News19|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|access-date=9 February 2015|format=PDF|date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218201933/http://www.news19.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/go-no-253.pdf|archive-date=18 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Krishna district was formed by renaming Machilipatnam district and adding certain taluks of Guntur district in 1859. Krishna district was divided into Krishna and Godavari districts in 1925. During the reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh Krishna district was further divided into Krishna and NTR districts. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://krishna.ap.gov.in/| title= Krishna district |work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 15 January 2024}}</ref>

Krishna district has 25 mandals spread across three revenue divisions – [[Machilipatnam revenue division]], [[Gudivada revenue division]] and [[Vuyyuru revenue division]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna district profile - AP Government - 4 April 2022 |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3c399862d3b9d6b76c8436e924a68c45b/uploads/2022/04/2022040412.pdf}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 87,027. The total population constitute, 43,172 males and 43,855 females —a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000
males. 8,098 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,147 are boys and 3,951 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 73.96% with 58,379 literates.<ref name=population />
== Towns and villages ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 24 villages and no towns.<ref name=map /><ref>{{cite web|title=Gannavaram mandal villages |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Krishna.pdf |website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh |publisher=National Informatics Centre |access-date=10 February 2015 |page=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010053343/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/krishna.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2014 }}</ref> [[Gannavaram]] is the most populated and Venkatanarasimhapuram is the least populated villages in the mandal.<ref name=sub>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Krishna District |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=16|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref>

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|

# Ajjampudi
# Allapuram
# Bahubalendrunigudem
# Balliparru
# Buddavaram
# Buthumillipadu
# Chikkavaram
# [[China Avutapalle]]
# [[Gannavaram]]
# Gollanapalle
# Gopavarapugudem
# Jakkulanekkalam
# [[Kesarapalle]]
# Kondapavuluru
# Kothagudem
# Metlapalle
# Purushottapatnam
# Ramachandrapuram
# Sagguruamani
# Savarigudem
# [[Surampalle]]
# [[Tempalle]]
# Vedurupavuluru
# Veerapanenigudem
# [[Venkatanarasimhapuram]]
}}

==See also==
* [[Krishna district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Krishna district]]
*[[:Category:Villages in Krishna district|Villages in Krishna district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Krishna-geo-stub}}
{{Krishna district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Krishna district]]

Gannavaram mandal - Revision history

Kamal Guha at 01:30, 15 January 2024