Tenali mandal

For other uses, see Tenali (disambiguation).
Tenali mandal
తెనాలి మండలం
Mandal

Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Tenali mandal (in green)
Tenali mandal

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.24278°N 80.64000°E / 16.24278; 80.64000Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.24278°N 80.64000°E / 16.24278; 80.64000
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Headquarters Tenali
Government
  Body Mandal Parishad
  Tehsildar G.V.Subba Reddy
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 240,031
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Tenali mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Tenali.[2][3] The mandal is located in Velanadu region[4] and is bounded by Pedakakani, Duggirala, Kollipara, Vemuru, Amruthalur, Tsundur and Chebrole mandals.[5][6]

History

Guntur district was constituted in the year 1904 and Tenali was one of the eight taluks of the district. On 1 July 1909, Tenali taluk was split into Tenali and Repalle taluks. In 1981-82, Tenali taluk was again split into Tenali and Emani taluks. On 25 May 1985, mandals were recognised, replacing taluks and firkas.[7]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 240,031. The total population constitute, 118,616 males and 121,415 females —a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 21,333 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 10,939 are boys and 10,394 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 79.89% with 174,711 literates.[1]

Devarapalleseri is the village with least area of all the villages in the district. 11 ha (27 acres).[2]:17 Tenali is the most populated and Nelapadu is the least populated settlement in the mandal.[8]

Government

Administration

The mandal also forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[9] It is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is G.V.Subba Reddy.[10]

As of 2011 census, the mandal has thirteen villages with one town.[2]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

Note: M-Municipality[11]

Politics

Tenali mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Tenali assembly constituency, which in turn represents Guntur lok sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh.[12] It was under Tenali lok Sabha constituency till 2008.[13]

Education

The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages.The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[14] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 32,571 students enrolled in over 204 schools.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14,46. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 87,110. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. Talbot, Cynthia (2001-09-20). Precolonial India in Practice: Society, Region, and Identity in Medieval Andhra. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198031239.
  5. "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. "Hand Book of Statistics 2013 Guntur District" (PDF). pp. i. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  8. "Sub-District Details of Guntur District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. "District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  10. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  11. "Abbreviations used". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  12. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. "All eyes on Guntur Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu. Guntur. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  14. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  15. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION".
  16. "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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