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{{Short description|Mandal in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kota mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{Coord|14|1|30|N|80|2|30|E}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nellore district|Nellore]]
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kota, Andhra Pradesh|Kota]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Major villages]]
| parts_style = para
| parts =
| leader_title = [[Tehsildar]]
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=":1" />
| area_total_km2 = 182.27
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 55226
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = <ref name=":1" />
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| 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
| mapframe = yes
| population_urban = 0
| population_rural = 55226
}}

'''Kota mandal''' is one of the [[mandal]] in [[Nellore district]] of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. Its headquarters are located at [[Kota, Andhra Pradesh|Kota]]. The mandal is bounded by [[Muthukur|Muthukur mandal]], [[Chillakur]], [[Ojili]], [[Chittamur]], [[Vakadu]] mandals and it also borders [[Tirupati district]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in Kota district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/nellore.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|access-date=29 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608025141/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/nellore.html|archive-date=8 June 2015}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box|title=Religions in Kota mandal (2011)|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|94.83}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|4.27}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christians]]|dodgerblue|0.67}}
{{bar percent|Others or not stated|black|0.23}}|caption=Distribution of religions<ref name=":0" />|float=right}}

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 55,226. The total population constitute 28,337 males and 26,889 females —a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males. 5,496 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,773 are boys and 2,723 are girls —a ratio of 982 per 1000. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] constitute 16,505 and 8,963 respectively.<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=50–51,378 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref> The average literacy rate stands at 66.07% with 71.8% among males and 60.08% 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=22,38-39 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Kota mandal was a part of [[Nellore district]] until 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2017 |title=Nellore: 2 girls drown in rough Bay of Bengal waters |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/011217/nellore-2-girls-drown-in-rough-bay-of-bengal-waters.html |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022. It is a part of [[Gudur revenue division]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=3 April 2022 |title=New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/heres-how-new-ap-map-looks-after-districts-reorganization-153041 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=[[Sakshi Post]] |language=en |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601231914/https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/heres-how-new-ap-map-looks-after-districts-reorganization-153041 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Towns and villages ==

[[Kota, Andhra Pradesh|Kota]] is the most populated settlement and Illukurupadu is the least populated settlement in the mandal. {{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 19 settlements, that includes:<ref name=":1" />
{{srn}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! Village
|-
| Allampadu
|-
| Chendodu
|-
| Chittodu
|-
| Gudali
|-
| Illukurupadu
|-
| Karlapudi
|-
| Kesavaram
|-
| [[Kota, Andhra Pradesh|Kota]]
|-
| Kothapalem
|-
| Kothapatnam
|-
| Venkanapalem (Lakshmakka Khandriga)
|-
| Maddali
|-
| Nellorepalle
|-
| Putchalapalle
|-
| Rudravaram
|-
| Siddavaram
|-
| Thinnelapudi
|-
| Uthamanellore
|-
| Vanjivaka
|}

'''''Sources:'''''
* ''Census India 2011 (sub districts)''<ref name=sub>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Kota District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=19|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=29 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911160628/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=19|archive-date=11 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Revenue Department of AP''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kota mandal villages |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/nellore.pdf |publisher=apland.ap.nic.in |access-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327152924/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Nellore.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2014 }}</ref>

== Politics ==
Kota mandal is a part of [[Gudur Assembly constituency]] and [[Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency]]. {{As of|2018|1|1}}, the mandal had 29,925 eligible voters with 14,822 male voters and 15,103 female voters.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Nellore district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Nellore district]]

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EmanuelNathan at 06:46, 5 March 2026