Ganapavaram mandal is one of the 20 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] It is under the administration of Bhimavaram revenue division and the headquarters are located at Ganapavaram.[3] Ganapavaram Mandal is bounded by Nidamarru Mandal towards west, Pentapadu Mandal towards North, Undi Mandal towards South, Unguturu Mandal towards North . Tadepalligudem, Bhimavaram, Tanuku, Eluru are the nearby Cities to Ganapavaram. It is located 55 km from Eluru and 22 km from Bhimavaram.[4]
Ganapavaram mandal | |
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 Interactive Map Outlining mandal | |
.svg)  Ganapavaram mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°42′N 81°27′E / 16.70°N 81.45°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | West Godavari district |
| Headquarters | Ganapavaram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mandal Parishad |
| Area | |
• Total | 99.85 km2 (38.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 64,963 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] census, the mandal had a population of 64,963 with 18,622 households. The total population constitute, 32,519 males and 32,444 females —a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 5,894 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,957 are boys and 2,937 are girls. The literacy rate stands at 68.35% with 44,406 literates.[1]
The mandal does not have any sort of Urban population and Area.[1]: 24
Governance
editAdministration
editAs of 2011[update] census, the mandal has thirty villages and twenty five panchayats, of which all of them are villages.[1] Velagapalle is the smallest Village and Ganapavaram is the biggest Village in terms of population[3][5] The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
- Agraharagopavaram
- Ardhavaram
- Cherukuganuma Agraharam
- Chinaramachandrapuram
- Dasulakumudavalli
- Ganapavaram
- Jagannadhapuram
- Jallikakinada
- Kasipadu
- Kesavaram
- Komarru
- Kommara
- Kothapalle
- Moyyeru
- Muggula
- Mupparthipadu
- Pippara
- Saripalle
- Seethalamkonde Padu
- Vakapalle
- Valluru
- Varadarajapuram
- Veereswarapuram
- Velagapalle
- Venkatrajapuram
- Notes
- (†) Mandal headquarter
Politics
editGanapavaram mandal is one of the mandals under Unguturu (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[6]
Education
editThe primary and secondary school education is imparted by mandal parishad, zilla parishad, government and private schools, which are both aided and unaided, under the administration of the School Education Department of the state.[7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
Important colleges in Ganapavaram are S C B R Govt Junior College, Chanakya Junior College, (CH.VPMR) Government Degree College and Smt. Gottumukkala Swaraswathi Degree College. There are many schools in Ganapavaram. Gurajada Vidyaniketan, Vidya Jyothi Merit School and Maria Montessori School teaches in English medium whereas, Zilla Parishad High Schools in Telugu medium.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "District Census Handbook – West Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 48, 326. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ AP GO Number 158, Part-I, Extraordinary dated 16-Feb-2023 for GO MS No:54, Revenue (Lands IV), dated 16-02-2023
- ^ a b "West Godavari District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 428. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Mandals in West Godavari district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Sub-District Details of West Godavari District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Constitution of Working Groups" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.