Bapatla district

Bapatla district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarter is Bapatla. The district is formed from part of erstwhile Prakasam district and part of erstwhile Guntur district.[2][3][4][5]

Bapatla district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Anjaneya Swamy temple in Ponnur, St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Chirala, Venkateshwara Temple in Peravali, Orchards at Edlapalli, Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Coordinates: 15.905°N 80.468°E / 15.905; 80.468
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
HeadquartersBapatla
Area
 • Total3,828.84 km2 (1,478.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,586,918
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebapatla.ap.gov.in

It has an Air Force Station and several universities.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census Bapatla district had a population of 15,86,918. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,58,655 (22.61%) and 75,838 (4.78%) of the population respectively.[6]: 77–82 [7]: 77–81 

Religions in Bapatla district (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 91.82%
Muslims
 
 6.82%
Christians
 
 1.03%
Other or not stated
 
 0.33%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.00% of the population spoke Telugu and 6.12% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Administrative divisions

The district has two revenue divisions, namely Bapatla and Chirala, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 25 mandals. The district consists of two municipalities. Bapatla and Chirala are the two municipalities of the district.

Mandals

There are 12 mandals in Bapatla division and 13 in Chirala division. The 25 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:[10]

#Bapatla DivisionChirala Division
1Vemuru mandalChirala mandal
2Kolluru mandalVetapalem mandal
3Tsunduru mandalAddanki mandal
4Bhattiprolu mandalJanakavaram Panguluru mandal
5Amruthalur mandalSanthamaguluru mandal
6Repalle mandalBallikurava mandal
7Nizampatnam mandalKorisapadu mandal
8Nagaram mandalParchur mandal
9Cherukupalli mandalYeddanapudi mandal
10Bapatla mandalKaramchedu mandal
11Pittalavanipalem mandalInkollu mandal
12KarlapalemChinaganjam mandal
13Martur mandal

Politics

There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Bapatla district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[11]

References
  1. "Demography | Bapatla District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "District Census Hand Book – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. "District Census Hand Book - Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
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