Parchur is a mandal in the Bapatla district[1] in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its headquarters are in Parchur.
Parchur mandal | |
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.svg)  Parchur mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°58′01″N 80°15′50″E / 15.967°N 80.264°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Bapatla |
| Headquarters | Parchur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.13 km2 (86.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 53,269 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
editAs of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 53,269 in 15,531 households. The total population constitutes 26,622 males and 28,046 females — a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males. 4,833 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,406 are boys and 2,427 are girls — a sex ratio of 1009 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 67.71% with 33,741 literates. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 14,000 (26.28%) and 3,691 (6.93%) of the population respectively.[3]
At the time of the 2011 census, 89.44% of the population spoke Telugu and 9.67% Urdu as their first language.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Bapatla district - Mandals". Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book – Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.