Pedapadu Mandal
Pedapadu mandal is one of the 28 mandals in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh having population of 76,793 as of 2011 census. It is administered under Eluru revenue division and its headquarters are located at Pedapadu. Towns and villages census, the mandal has 23 settlements. Vatluru is the most populated and Edulakunta is the least populated village in the mandal. The settlements in the mandal are listed below: See also *List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh Mandal in Andhra Pradesh, India is a sub-District. History The Mandal system came into existence as an administrative reform, as part of reducing the size of erstwhile taluks and making them more effective and manageable. The decentralisation of ... References {{Eluru district Mandals in Eluru district ...
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Mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as '' pargana'' (''pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the system of tehsils. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. As an entity of local government, the tehsil office (panchayat samiti) exercises certain fiscal and administrative power over the villages and municipalities within its jurisdiction. It is the ultimate execu ...
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