| Machilipatnam mandal | |
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| Settlement type | Mandal |
| Country | India |
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Machilipatnam mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Machilipatnam revenue division and the headquarters are located at Machilipatnam town.[1][2][3] The mandal is bounded by Bantumilli, Pedana, Gudur, Ghantasala, Challapalli and Koduru mandals.[4]
Demographics
Template:As of 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.[5]
Towns and villages
Template:As of census, the mandal has 29 settlements. It includes 1 town and 28 villages in the mandal.[1][2] Chinnapuram is the most populated village and Potlapalem is the least populated village in the mandal.[6]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
Note: M- Municipality[7]
Government and politics
Machilipatnam mandal is under Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8] The present MLA representing Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency) is Perni Venkataramaiah(Nani) of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District Census Handbook - Krishna. Census of India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krishna District Mandals. Census of India.
- ↑ Administrative Setup. Krishna District Official Website. National Informatics Centre.
- ↑ Mandals in Krishna district. aponline.gov.in.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpopulation - ↑ Sub-District Details of Krishna District. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ Abbreviations used. censusindia.gov.in.
- ↑ DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Member's Report. Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly.
- ↑ Machilipatnam Assembly 2014 Election Results. Elections.in.