Paderu revenue division
Paderu revenue division (or Paderu division) is an revenue division in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the two revenue divisions in the district which consists of eleven mandals under its administration. Paderu is the divisional headquarters.[1]
Paderu revenue division | |
|---|---|
 Ananthagiri hills | |
 Paderu revenue division in Visakhapatnam district | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 604,047 |
| • Rural | 576,026 |
Paderu division is situated in the Eastern Ghats and is tribal-dominated.
Administration
There are 11 mandals under the administration of Paderu revenue division.[1] They are:
| No | Mandal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Araku Valley |
| 2 | Peda Bayalu |
| 3 | Dumbriguda |
| 4 | Munchingi Puttu |
| 5 | Hukumpeta |
| 6 | Ananthagiri |
| 7 | Paderu |
| 8 | G. Madugula |
| 9 | Chintapalle |
| 10 | Gudem Kotha Veethi |
| 11 | Koyyuru |
Demographics
It has a population of 6,04,047. 576,026 is rural and 28,021 is urban. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 4,154 and 547,951 which is 0.69% and 90.71% of the population respectively.[1]
97.35% of the population is Hindu while 1.50% of the population is Christian and 0.64% is Muslim.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, 66.54% of the population spoke Telugu, 17.39% Odia, 11.12% Kuvi and 3.19% Konda as their first language.[3]
References
- "Districts Reorganization".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
- "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.