Dakkili mandal

Dakkili mandal
Mandal
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Dakkili mandal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Dakkili mandal
Dakkili mandal
Dakkili mandal is located in India
Dakkili mandal
Dakkili mandal
Coordinates: 14°6′10″N 79°33′0″E / 14.10278°N 79.55000°E / 14.10278; 79.55000
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictTirupati
Revenue divisionGudur
Area
[1]
 • Mandal
277.12 km2 (107.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Mandal
40,452
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
40,452
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Dakkili mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Gudur revenue division.

History

Dakkili mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022.[2] It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022.[3]

Demographics

Religions in Dakkili mandal (2011)
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 98.91%
Muslims
 
 0.84%
Christians
 
 0.16%
Others or not stated
 
 0.09%
Distribution of religions[4]

As per 2011 census, Dakkili mandal had a total population of 40,452 with 20,174 male population and 20,278 female population with a density of 146/km2. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 11,656 and 4,976 of the population respectively.[1] It had a literacy rate of 56.81% with 64.6% among males and 49.14% among females.[4]

Administration

Dakkili mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division.[3] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 50 villages:[1]

Village
Althurupadu
Attalasiddavaram
Bheemavaram
Chakalapalle
Chapalapalle
Cheekirenipalle
Chennasamudram
Cherlopalle
Daggavolu
Dakkili
Dandavolu
Dandavolu Upparapalle
Dattanagaram*
Devulapalle
Gollavarigunta*
Kandalavaripalle
Koneswarabhatlapalle
Kothacheruvu*
Kothanalapadu
Kuppayapalem
Lingasamudram
Madhavaiahpalem
Mahasamudram
Marlagunta
Matumadugu
Mopuru
Nadimpalle
Nagavolu
Nagulapadu
Naidupalem
Namasivayapuram*
Noothalacheruvu*
Palugodu
Pathanalapadu
Pedayachasamudram
Sanganapalle
Sreepuram
Surayapalem
Swarnayacha Samudram*
Theerthampadu
Thimmanagunta
Thimmayapalem
Vedurugunta*
Veera Kummara Yachasamudram
Velampalle
Velikallu
Vembuluru
Vempativaripalle
Vengamanaidupalle
Yellavajjulapalle
  • Note: Dattanagaram, Gollavarigunta, Kothacheruvu, Namasivayapuram, Noothalacheruvu, Swarnayacha Samudram and Vedurugunta were uninhabited[1]

Politics

Dakkili mandal is a part of Venkatagiri Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018, the mandal had 29,925 eligible voters with 14,822 male voters and 15,103 female voters.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (PDF) (Report). 2011. pp. 50–51, 390. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Chinese national among red sanders smugglers held". The Hindu. 8 January 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. 22, 38–39. Retrieved 1 June 2022.