Cumbum mandal is one of the 56

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

Prakasam district Prakasam district is one of the thirteen districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised in 2022 on April 4. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the weste ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

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 ...

. It is administered under

Markapur revenue division Markapur revenue division (or Markapur division) is an administrative division in the Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 13 mandals under its administra ...

and its headquarters are located at Cumbum. The mandal is bounded by

Ardhaveedu Ardhaveedu is a village in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Ardhaveedu mandal in Markapur revenue division Markapur revenue division (or Markapur division) is an administrative division ...

Markapur Markapur is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and the headquarters of Markapur mandal in Markapur revenue division. Markapur is known for the Chennakesava Swamy Temple built by King Sri K ...

Tarlupadu Tarlupadu is a village in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tarlupadu mandal in Kandukur revenue division Kandukur Revenue Division (or Kandukur Division) is an administrative division ...

Racherla Racherla is a village in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Racharla mandal in Markapur revenue division Markapur revenue division (or Markapur division) is an administrative division in ...

, Bestavaripeta mandals and two rivers namely,

Gundlakamma The Gundlakamma River ( te, గుండ్లకమ్మ నది) is a seasonal waterway that flows through the east-central part of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It arises in the Nallamala Hills, an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats. Its m ...

and Vemuleru rivers flows through it.

Demographics

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, the mandal had a population of 48,698. The total population constitute, 23,963 males and 24,735 females —a sex ratio of 1032 females per 1000 males. 5,124 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,655 are boys and 2,469 are girls —a ratio of 930 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 73.04% with 31,827 literates. It has the least urban area of .

Towns and villages

, the mandal has 16 settlements, that includes: ''Note: CT–

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'' ''Sources:'' *''Census India 2011 (sub districts)''

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{{Prakasam district Mandals in Prakasam district

Demographics

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