Obulavaripalle mandal is one of the 50

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

Annamayya district Annamayya district is one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region formed from Rajampeta Parliamentary Constituency. Rayachoti is the district administrative h ...

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 ...

. It is under the administration of

Rajampeta revenue division Rajampeta revenue division (or Rajampeta division) is an administrative division in the Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district which consists of 9 mandals under its admi ...

, with its headquarters at Mangampet town. The mandal is bounded by Kodur,

Chitvel Chitvel is a small town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chitvel mandal of Rajampet Rajampet is a Municipality in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Rayalase ...

and

Pullampeta Pullampet is a village in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pullampeta mandal of Rajampeta revenue division Rajampeta revenue division (or Rajampeta division) is an administrative division in the Annam ...

mandals. Construction of a new railway line Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam section connecting Obulavaripalle railway station to Krishnapatnam port is in progress.

Geology: national geological monument

Volcanogenic bedded Barytes of Mangampet at Mangampeta in Obulavaripalle manda has been declared the

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by the

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(GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of

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.national geo-heritage of India

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Towns and villages

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, the mandal has 15 settlements, which includes 1 census town and 14 villages. Mangampet is the only urban settlement, categorised as

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in the mandal. The settlements in the mandal are listed below: ''Note: C.T-

References

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