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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Machilipatnam mandal
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| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| image_skyline = File:Machilipatnam mandal in Krishna district.jpg
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| image_caption = Mandal map of Krishna district showing <br/> Machilipatnam mandal (in yellow)
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.17|N|81.13|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 = [[Machilipatnam]]
| parts_type = [[Administrative divisions of India|Major villages]]
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'''Machilipatnam 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 [[Machilipatnam revenue division]] and the headquarters are located at [[Machilipatnam]] town.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Krishna|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf|website=Census of India|accessdate=5 February 2016|page=16,454|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Krishna District Mandals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf |publisher=Census of India|accessdate=19 January 2015|pages=517, 531|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|accessdate=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 [[Bantumilli]], [[Pedana]], [[Gudur]], [[Ghantasala, Krishna district|Ghantasala]], [[Challapalli]] and [[Koduru, Krishna district|Koduru]] 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|accessdate=12 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213093713/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/krishna.html|archivedate=13 December 2014}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 238,962. The total
population constitute, 118,820 males and 120,142 females —a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000
males. 21,272 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 11,037 are boys and 10,235 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 78.62% with 171,144 literates.<ref name=population />

== Towns and villages ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 29 settlements. It includes 1 town and 28 villages in the mandal.<ref name="census" /><ref name=map /> [[Chinnapuram]] is the most populated village and Potlapalem is the least populated village in the mandal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Krishna District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=16|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=24 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718072954/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=16|archive-date=18 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=20em|
# Arisepalle
# [[Bhogireddipalle]]
# Borrapothupalem
# Buddalapalem
# Chilakalapudi (rural)
# [[Chinnapuram]]
# Gokavaram
# Gopuvanipalem
# Gundupalem
# Hussainpalem
# Kanuru
# Kara Agraharam
# Kona
# Kothapudi
# Machavaram (rural)
# [[Machilipatnam]] (M)
# [[Machilipatnam (rural)]]
# Manginapudi
# Nelakurru
# Palletummalapalem
# Pedapatnam
# Pedayadara
# Polatitippa
# Pothepalle
# Potlapalem
# [[Rudravaram, Krishna|Rudravaram]]
# Sultannagaram Gollapalem
# Tallapalem
# Tavisipudi
# Vadapalem
}}

''Note: M- Municipality''<ref>{{cite web|title=Abbreviations used |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm#2w |publisher=censusindia.gov.in |accessdate=26 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617234445/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Metadata/Metada.htm |archivedate=17 June 2007 }}</ref>

== Government and politics ==

Machilipatnam mandal is under [[Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency)]], which in turn represents [[Machilipatnam (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|accessdate=11 October 2014|page=21|format=pdf}}</ref> The present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] representing [[Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency)]] is Perni Venkataramaiah(Nani) of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Member's Report|url=http://www.aplegislature.org/web/legislative-assembly/member-s-information?p_auth=bFoLbcAd&p_p_id=AssemblyMemberInformation_WAR_APMainPortletportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_AssemblyMemberInformation_WAR_APMainPortletportlet_javax.portlet.action=getMemberDetails&_AssemblyMemberInformation_WAR_APMainPortletportlet_const_id=194&_AssemblyMemberInformation_WAR_APMainPortletportlet_mem_id=3131|website=Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly|accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Machilipatnam Assembly 2014 Election Results|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/machilipatnam.html|publisher=Elections.in|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in Krishna district]]

== References ==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Machilipatnam mandal
|North = [[Pedana]] mandal
|Northeast = [[Bantumilli]] mandal <br/> ''[[Bay of Bengal]]''
|East = ''[[Bay of Bengal]]''
|Southeast = ''[[Bay of Bengal]]''
|South = [[Koduru, Krishna district|Koduru]] mandal
|Southwest = [[Koduru, Krishna district|Koduru]] mandal <br/> [[Challapalli]] mandal
|West = [[Gudur]] mandal <br/> Ghantasala mandal
|Northwest = [[Gudur]] mandal
}}

{{Krishna district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Krishna district]]

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