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Bhimavaram mandal is one of the 19 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It has headquarters at Bhimavaram town.[1] The mandal is bounded by Undi mandal, Palkoderu mandal, Veeravasaram mandal, Narasapuram mandal, Mogalthur mandal and Kalla mandal mandals.[2]
History
Rajahmundry district was formed in 1823 and in 1859 bifurcated into Godavari District and Krishna district. In 1925, Godavari district was split into East Godavari district and West Godavari district.[3][4]
The reorganisation of the districts in 2022 increased the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26.[5]
Demographics
Template:As of census, the mandal had a population of 226,497. The total population constitute, 112,283 males and 114,214 females —a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 20,991 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 10,596 are boys and 10,395 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 79.59% with 163,561 literates.[6]
Government and politics
Bhimavaram mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Narasapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[7] The present MLA representing Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency) is Grandhi Srinivasa Rao of YCP Party, who won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 2019.[8][9]
Towns and villages
Template:As of census, the mandal has 15 settlements, which includes 1 town and 14 villages.[1] Chinamiram and Rayalam are partly OGTemplate:'s to Bhimavaram (M). Losarigutlapadu village is the most populated and Annavaram village is the least populated settlement in the mandal.[10]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below: Template:Columns-list
- Notes
- (M) denotes a Municipality[11]
- Chinaamiram and Rayalam (part) are partly outgrowths to Bhimavaram (M)
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbhimavaram - ↑ Mandals in West Godavari district. aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Rajamahendravaram History. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ History of East Godavari chapter. INTACH East Godavari chapter. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ 13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpopulation - ↑ DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ MLA. AP State Portal. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Bhimavaram Assembly 2014 Election Results. Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ Sub-District Details of Guntur District. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Abbreviations used. censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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