Anakapalli mandal

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Anakapalli mandal is one of the mandals in located in Anakapalli district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is administered under Anakapalli revenue division and its headquarters are located at Anakapalli.[1] It is bounded by Kasimkota Mandal towards west, Munagapaka Mandal towards South, Paravada Mandal towards East, Achutapuram Mandal towards South.

Anakapalli mandal
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Anakapalli mandal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Anakapalli mandal
Anakapalli mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°41′29″N 83°00′14″E / 17.6913°N 83.0039°E / 17.6913; 83.0039
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
DistrictAnakapalli
HeadquartersAnakapalli
Area
 • Total169.62 km2 (65.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total186,937
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
531001
Vehicle registrationAP 31

Demographics

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Anakapalli mandal spreads across an area of 161.62 sq km. The total population of Anakapalli Mandal is 100,418 residing in 26,224 Houses, Spread across total 64 villages and 43 panchayats and 1 Census Town . Population of males are 49,627 and females are 50,791. Urban population is 5,001 (excluding Anakapalli town, where as rural population is 95,417. The mandal has Highest rural population in Visakhapatnam district. Population in the age-group 0-6 is 10,879 of which 5,560 are male and 5,319 are female. The literacy rate of Anakapalli mandal is 56.66 with 56,903 literates in the Mandal.[2]

Towns and villages

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As of 2011 census, Thummapala is the most populated and Papayya Palem is the least populated settlement in the mandal.[3] The mandal consists of 26 settlements. It includes 1 town and 25 villages. Anakapalli municipality was merged with Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation.[4]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

  1. Anakapalle
  2. Allikhanudupalem
  3. Bhatlapudi
  4. Bowluvada
  5. Chintanippula
  6. Golagam
  7. Gopalapuram
  8. Jagannadhapuram
  9. Koduru
  10. Kondupalem
  11. Koppaka
  12. Kunchangi
  13. Kundram
  14. Makavaram
  15. Mamidipalem
  16. Maredupudi
  17. Maredupudi Agraharam
  18. Marturu
  19. Mettapalem
  20. Papayya Palem
  21. Papayya Santha Palem
  22. Pisinikada
  23. Rajupalem
  24. Rebaka
  25. Sampathipuram
  26. Sankaram
  27. Seethanagaram
  28. Tagarampudi
  29. Thummapala
  30. Valluru
  31. Venkupalem
  32. Vetajangalapalem
  33. Vooderu

Note: †–Mandal headquarter

Transport

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Anakapalli mandal is well connected by road and Rail. National Highway 16 or Asian Highway 45 passes through the mandal. It also has major District roads and State Highways connecting it to nearby mandals and Visakhapatnam. APS RTC runs bus services from Anakapalli bus station to major parts of the state and Visakhapatnam. Anakapalli railway station is on Howrah-Chennai main line. It is under Vijayawada division of South Central railway zone. Almost every Passenger and Express train passes through halts here. The mandal also has Minor railway stations like Thadi. Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ) is the nearest International airport at a distance of 20 km from the mandal.

The following bus routes go to Anakapalli from Visakhapatnam.

Public transportation

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APSRTC runs buses to this area along these routes

Route Number Start End Via
500 RTC complex Anakapalli NAD, Gajuwaka, Kurmannapalem, Aganampudi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mandals in Visakhapatnam district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Visakhapatnam district Census Handbook" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Sub-District Details of Visakhapatnam District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Two municipalities merged in GVMC". Visakhapatnam: Deccan Chronicle. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.