Ongole mandal is one of the 56
mandals in
Prakasam district of the state of
Andhra Pradesh
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,
India
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. It is administered under
Ongole revenue division
Ongole revenue division (or Ongole 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 12 mandals under its administration ...
and its headquarters are located at
Ongole
Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen, ...
. The mandal is bounded by
Naguluppalapadu,
Maddipadu,
Santhanuthlapadu, and
Kothapatnam Tangutur
Tangutur is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a mandal headquarters in Ongole revenue division. Nearby towns are Singarayakonda, Kandukur, Prakasam district, Kondapi and the nearest city will be Ongole ...
mandals. The mandals lies on the shore of
Bay of Bengal
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.
History
Ongole was once part of great historical regions of the world
Kamma Rashtra.
Demographics
census
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, the mandal had a population of 253,122. The total population constitute, 126,983 males and 126,139 females —a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 24,500 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 12,635 are boys and 11,865 are girls —a ratio of 939 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 79.91% with 182,682 literates.
Towns and villages
census
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, the mandal has 17 settlements, that includes:
''Sources:''
*''Census India 2011 (sub districts)''
* Revenue Department of AP
See also
*
Prakasam district
References
{{Prakasam district
Mandals in Prakasam district