Achanta Mandal is one of the 46

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 administr ...

s in West Godavari district of the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. Its headquarters are located in

Achanta Achanta is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Achanta is a village located in the Godavari river basin. The nearest train station is Palakollu located at a distance of 13.21 Km. History Also ...

. The mandal is bordered by

Godavari river The Godavari (IAST: ''Godāvarī'' �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshw ...

to the north,

Yelamanchili mandal Yelamanchili mandal is amongst the 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its headquarters are located in the village of Yelamanchili. The mandal is bordered by the Godavari River to the north and east, t ...

to the east,

Poduru mandal Poduru mandal is one of 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters is located in the town of Poduru. Demographics census, the mandal had a population of 65,706 in 18,294 households. The pop ...

to the south, and

Penugonda mandal Penugonda mandal is one of the 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters are located at Penugonda town. The mandal is bordered by Godavari river to north, Achanta mandal to the east, Penuman ...

to the west.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Achanta Mandal had a population of 60,711, 30,614 males and 30,097 females, resulting in a female to male ratio of 983:1,000. There were 17,477 households, with an average of 3-4 people per household. 5,665 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,829 are boys and 2,836 are girls, with a female to male ratio of 1,002:1,000 males. The average

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rate stands at 77.36% with 22,697 males and 19,884 females.

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represents 26.6% of the population (16,159 people), and

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represents 0.6% (374 people).

Employment

, 30,259 people (19,304 male; 10,955 female) were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Achanta Mandal. 23,191 people describe their work as main work (employed for six months or more): 1,997 cultivators (owners), 16,390 agricultural laborers, 685 in household industry, and 4,119 in other work areas. 7,068 people are marginal workers (employed for less than six months).

Administration

Achanta Mandal is administered under the

Achanta (Assembly constituency) Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Pa ...

Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to West Godavari district. Assembly Segments Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituenc ...

. It is one of the twelve mandals that falls under the

Narasapuram revenue division Narasapuram revenue division (or Narasapuram division) is an administrative division in the West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 2 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 10 mandals under it ...

Towns and villages

, the mandal had 10 settlements, all of which are small villages. In terms of population,

is the largest and Kandaravalli is the smallest. The settlements in the mandal are Achanta, Achanta Vemavaram, Bhimalapuram, Kandaravalli, Karugorumilli, Kodamanchili, Koderu, Pedamallam, Penumanchili, and Valluru.

Education

The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of nearby villages. Primary and secondary school education is imparted by

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, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. For the academic year 2015–2016, the mandal had more than 6,466 students enrolled in over 80 schools.

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