Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at

Anakapalli Anakapalli is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Anakapalli district. The municipality was merged with the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. It has the second largest jaggery market of the coun ...

. Sankaram, 3 km from Anakapalli is identified to be developed as the headquarters of the new district.

Etymology

This district name is derived from its headquarters

Geography

This district is surrounded by Alluri Sitharama Raju district to the north, Kakinada district to the west, the Bay of Bengal to the south and Vizianagaram district and Visakhapatnam district to the east.

Politics

There are one parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Anakapalli district. The parliamentary constituencies are The assembly constituencies are

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions:

and Narsipatnam, which are further subdivided into 24

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, each headed by a sub-collector.

Mandals

The list of 24 mandals in Anakapalli district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below. # Anakapalle revenue division ##

Atchutapuram Atchutapuram is a mandal in Anakapalli district, in the Indian 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 a ...

Butchayyapeta Butchayyapeta is a Mandal in Anakapalli district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Butchayyapeta mandal of Anakapalli revenue division. Demographics census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, reco ...

## Chodavaram ## Devarapalli ## Elamanchili ## K. Kotapadu ##

Kasimkota Kasimkota is a village in Anakapalli district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Kasimkota was one of the notable villages affected by Cyclone Hudhud. Kasimkota is also part of the second largest jaggery market of the country in Anakapall ...

Munagapaka Munagapaka is a village in Anakapalli district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous ...

## Paravada ## Rambilli ## Sabbavaram # Narsipatnam revenue division ## Cheedikada ## Golugonda ## Kotauratla ## Madugula ## Makavarapalem ## Nakkapalli ## Narsipatnam ## Nathavaram ## Payakaraopeta ## Ravikamatham ## Rolugunta ## S. Rayavaram

Cities and towns

The district consists of two municipalities and 8 census towns. Anakapalli zone falls under Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and the two municipalities in the district are Elamanchili and Narsipatnam. The census towns are

Bowluvada Bowluvada is a census town in Anakapalli mandal of Anakapalli district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies 27 km west of Visakhapatnam. The total population in Bowluvada is 5001 according to 2011 Census of India The 2011 ...

, Chodavaram,

Kantabamsuguda Kantabamsuguda is a census town in Anakapalli district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given ...

Mulakuddu Mulakuddu is a census town in Bheemunipatnam mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Vishakhapanam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies 37 km towards the north of Visakhapatnam. The total population of Mulakuddu is 4513 accordin ...

, Nakkapalle, Narsipatnam, Peda Boddepalle, Payakaraopeta.

Notable people from Anakapalli district

* Aarudra, writer * Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi, former Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha) * Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, former state minister and Member of Legislative Assembly(Andhra Pradesh) *

Gunasekhar Gunasekar (born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films in action, romance, mythological, and historical drama genres. He has won a National Film Award, multiple Nand ...

, film producer and director * Gurajada Apparao, poet and writer * Konathala Ramakrishna, former state minister and Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha) * Malla Venkata Manikyalu, Indian weightlifter * Peela Govinda Satyanarayana, former Member of Legislative Assembly(Andhra Pradesh) * Peela Mallikarjuna Rao, Telugu character actor(comedian) & former general secretary of Telugu Movie Artists Association (MAA) * Pethakamsetti Appala Narasimham, former Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha), former MLA and former VUDA Chairman * Puri Jagannadh, film producer and director * Shobha Naidu, kuchipudi dancer *

Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the ...

, lyricist * S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu, State Minister and Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha) * Vangalapudi Anitha, Minister of Home Affairs & Disaster Management * Villuri Venkata Ramana, former Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Anakapalli district had a population of 1,726,998, of which 250,359 (14.50%) live in urban areas. Anakapalli district had a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 158,060 (9.15%) and 47,975 (2.78%) of the population respectively.

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

was the predominant language, spoken by 98.87% of the population.

References

External links

{{Andhra Pradesh * 2022 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Districts of Andhra Pradesh