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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ghantasala
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
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| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
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| image_caption = Mandal map of Krishna district showing <br/> Ghantasala mandal (in Rose Colour)
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|10|9.62|N|80|56|39.38|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]]
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| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Ghantasala, Krishna district|Ghantasala]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Major villages]]
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| governing_body = [[Panchayat Samiti (Block)|Mandal Parishad]]
| leader_title = [[Tehsildar]]
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| area_total_km2 = 118.53
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| population_total = 40,098
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Ghantasala mandal''' is one of the 25 [[mandal]]s in the [[Krishna district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5033-Ghantasala-krishna-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Ghantasala Mandal - Krishna|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref> The headquarters of this [[mandal]] is located in the town of [[Ghantasala, Krishna district|Ghantasala]].

== Geography ==
The mandal is bordered by [[Pamidimukkala mandal|Pamidimukkala]] and [[Movva mandal|Movva]] to the north, [[Guduru mandal]] to the east, [[Mopidevi mandal]] to the south, and [[Krishna River]] to the west.<ref>{{cite web|title=Krishna Mandal Map|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/andhrapradesh/tehsil/krishna.html|publisher=Maps of India|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As at the 2011 [[Census of India|census]], the population was 40,098 people residing in 12,946 households, divided into 20,182 males and 19,916 females, for a gender ratio of 987 females per 1000 males.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiagrowing.com/Andhra_Pradesh/Krishna/Ghantasala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801011614/http://www.indiagrowing.com/Andhra_Pradesh/Krishna/Ghantasala|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 August 2013|title=Population of Ghantasala mandal|publisher=India Growing|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref> 3,251 children were 0–6 years, of which 1,783 were boys and 1,468 were girls for a gender ratio of 823 females per 1000 males. The average literacy rate stands at 73.85%. 14,693 residents were members of [[Scheduled Caste]]s and 1,155 of [[Scheduled Tribe]]s.

==Economy==
In 2011, the Census of India reported that 21,664 citizens were engaged in work activities including 12,566 were males and 9,105 females. 19,547 workers described their occupations, including 2,277 cultivators, 13,391 agricultural laborers, 927 in the household industry, and 2,952 with other types of work. In the last group, 2,124 were marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/subdistrict/Ghantasala-mandal-krishna-andhra-pradesh-5033|title=Ghantasala Mandal Population, Caste, Religion Data|publisher=Census 2011|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

== Administration ==
The mandal is administered under the [[Avanigadda (Assembly constituency)|Avanigadda Assembly constituency]] of the [[Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency]].<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|accessdate=6 November 2017|pages=20, 31|format=pdf}}</ref> It is one of the 7 mandals in [[Machilipatnam revenue division|Vuyyuru revenue division]].

== Towns and villages ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], 22 settlements were in Ghantasala mandal. [[Ghantasala, Krishna district|Ghantasala]] is the largest and Birudugadda is the smallest in population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vlist.in/sub-district/05033.html|title=Villages in Ghantasala mandal|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

The settlements in the mandal are:
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|style=width:750px;|
#Birudugadda
#Bollapadu
#Chilakalapudi
#China Kallepalle
#Chitturpu
#Chitturu
#Daliparru
#Devarakota
#Elikala Kuduru
#Endakuduru
#Ghantasala
#Kodali
#Kothapalle
#Lankapalle
#Mallampalle
#Pushadam
#Srikakulam
#Tadepalle
#Teluguraopalem
#Vrudravaram
#Vemulapalle
}}

== Education ==
Ghantasala mandal plays a major role in education for rural students of nearby villages. Primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided by private schools under the School Education Department.<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=6 November 2017|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=27 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the academic year 2015–16, the mandal had more than 2,489 students enrolled in over 56 schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls#|title=R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION|accessdate=6 November 2017|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=getMandalReportsList&dist=2816&distname=KRISHNA|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=6 November 2017|archive-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316010417/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?mode=getMandalReportsList&dist=2816&distname=KRISHNA|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Vijayawada]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Krishna district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Krishna district]]

Ghantasala mandal - Revision history

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