Palakollu mandal is one of the 46 mandals in the West Godavari district of the

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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 ...

. The headquarters is located at

Palakollu Palakollu is a city and the administrative headquarters of Palakollu Mandal in Narasapuram revenue division in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Palakollu is situated in Coastal Andhra region of the state. It occupie ...

City. The mandal is bordered by

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 ...

in the north, Narasapuram mandal in 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 po ...

in the south and Veeravasaram mandal in the west.

Demographics

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, the mandal has a population of 258,625 in 48,377 households. The total population consists of 125,535 men and 5,872 women with a sex ratio of 1,010 women per 1000 men. 12,044 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 6,172 are boys and 6,064 are girls with a sex ratio of 951 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 82.99% with 97,653 literates, of which 50,723 are men and 46,930 are women. The majority of the population is identified as Scheduled Caste with a population of 27,110, whereas those identified as Scheduled Tribe number 1,218.

Work Profile

As per the report published by Census India in 2018, 154,149 people are engaged in work activities out of a total population of 258,625. 98,647 workers describe their work as main work, 2,389 as cultivators, 20,355 as agricultural labourers, 2,371 in the household industry and 23,532 involved in other works. Of these, 5,502 are marginal workers.

Administration

Palakollu mandal is administered under

Palakollu (Assembly constituency) Palakollu 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 A ...

of Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) and is one of the twelve mandals that fall 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 ...

City and villages

, the mandal has 20 settlements, Witch is Includes 1 City 3 out growths and 17 villages. In Palakollu Mandal. Palakollu Rural, Poolapalli, and Ullamparru Full OG's to Palakollu (M). Palakollu Rural is the largest and Chandaparru is the smallest village in terms of population. The settlements in the mandal are listed below: Note: :M-

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:(OG) denotes an Out Growth

Education

The mandal plays a major role in the education of rural students in the nearby villages. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by the government in aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 19,727 students enrolled in over 149 schools.

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