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| name = Kalidindi
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Eluru district|Eluru]]
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'''Kalidindi Mandal''' is one of the [[mandal]]s in [[Eluru district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/subdistrict/5017-kalidindi-krishna-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Kalidindi Mandal - Krishna|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref> The headquarters of this mandal is located at [[Kalidindi]] town. The mandal is bordered by Kalidindi mandal to the north, [[West Godavari district]] to the east, [[Kruthivennu mandal]] to the south, and [[Bantumilli mandal]] 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>

==History==
[[Eluru district]] started functioning from 2 April 2022. It has three revenue divisions: [[Eluru revenue division]] with 12 mandals, [[Nuzvid revenue division]] with 6 mandals and [[Jangareddygudem revenue division]] with 9 mandals.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://eluru.ap.gov.in/tehsil/| title= Eluru District| work= About District > Administrative Setup > Revenue Divisionl |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 13 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://eluru.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Eluru district | work= About District > History|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 13 January 2024}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has a population of 70,729 living in 19,894 households. The total population constituted 35,364 males and 35,365 females, for a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiagrowing.com/Andhra_Pradesh/Krishna/Kalidindi|title=Population of Kalidindi mandal|publisher=India Growing|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref> There were 6,623 children between the ages of 0–6 years, of which 3,394 were boys and 3,229 were girls. The average literacy rate stands at 68% with 43,594 literates, of which 22,977 are males and 20,617 are females. There were 6,136 members of [[Scheduled Caste]]s and 521 members of [[Scheduled Tribe]]s.

===Labor statistics===
According to a report published by the Census of India in 2011, 32,438 people were actively engaged in work activities, including 21,378 males and 11,060 females. In the census, 18,000 workers describe their work as main work, 2,382 as cultivators, 10,226 as agricultural labourers, 316 work in household industry and 5,076 were involved in other vocations. Of these, 14,438 were marginal workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/subdistrict/Kalidindi-mandal-krishna-andhra-pradesh-5017|title=Kalidindi Mandal Population, Caste, Religion Data|publisher=Census 2011|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Kalidindi mandal is under the [[Kaikalur (Assembly constituency)|Kaikalur Assembly constituency]] of the [[Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)|Eluru 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 fifteen mandals that falls under [[Gudivada revenue division]].

== Towns and villages ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], there are a total of 20 settlements in the mandal region. [[Kalidindi]] is the largest and [[Kotcherla]] is the smallest in terms of population.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vlist.in/sub-district/05017.html|title=Villages in Kalidindi mandal|accessdate=6 November 2017}}</ref>
The settlements in the mandal are:
{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|
#Amaravathi
#Avakuru
#Bhaskararao Peta
#Gopalapuram
#Kalidindi
#Kallapalem
#Kondangi
#Konduru
#Korukollu
#Kotcherla
#Lodida Lanka
#Mattagunta
#Mula Lanka
#Padamatipalem
#Pedalanka
#Pothumarru
#Sana Rudravaram
#SRP Agraharam
#santhosapuram
#Thadinada
#Venkatapuram
}}

== Education ==
The mandal plays a major role in the education of the rural students of neighboring villages. The primary and secondary school education is managed by the government, and aided by 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|accessdate=6 November 2017|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archivedate=27 December 2015}}</ref> According to the school information report for the academic year 2015–2016, the Mandal has more than 7,990 students enrolled in over 94 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}}</ref>

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

==References==
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[[Category:Mandals in Eluru district]]

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Kamal Guha at 08:16, 13 January 2024