Parvathipuram Manyam district is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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 and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. With Parvathipuram as its administrative headquarters, it became functional from 4 April 2022. The district was formed from

Parvathipuram revenue division Parvathipuram revenue division (or Parvathipuram division) is an administrative division in the Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the two revenue divisions in the district with eight mandals under i ...

from

Vizianagaram district Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple ...

and part of

Palakonda revenue division Palakonda revenue division (or Palakonda division) is an administrative division in the Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the two revenue divisions in the district with seven mandals under its admin ...

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...

. The district was once part of ancient

Kalinga Kalinga may refer to: Geography, linguistics and/or ethnology * Kalinga (historical region), a historical region of India ** Kalinga (Mahabharata), an apocryphal kingdom mentioned in classical Indian literature ** Kalinga script, an ancient writin ...

. The famous Kamalingeswara swamy temple was built in the regin of King Rajaraja Deva of

Eastern Ganga Dynasty The Eastern Ganga dynasty also known as Purba Gangas, Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas were a large medieval era Indian royal dynasty that reigned from Kalinga from as early as the 5th century to the mid 20th century. Eastern Gangas ruled much of ...

in 11th century CE.

Geography

This district is located between Northern latitude of 18.8, Eastern longitude of 83.4. This district is bounded by North of

Koraput district Koraput is a district of India in southern Odisha, with headquarters at Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions. Th ...

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And surrounded by South of

and west of

Alluri Sitharama Raju district Alluri Sitharama Raju district, also known as Alluri district and by its initials as ASR district, is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters of the district is located at Paderu. Named after Alluri Sitarama Raju, a re ...

and east of

Rayagada district Rayagada district is a district in southern Odisha, a state in India, which became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are s ...

Politics

There are one parliamentary and 4 assembly constituencies in Parvathipuram Manyam district. The parliamentary constituencies are The assembly constituencies are

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions:

Palakonda Palakonda is a town in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and the mandal headquarters of Palakonda mandal in Palakonda revenue division Geography Palakonda is located at . It has an a ...

and Parvathipuram, which are further subdivided into a total of 26

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 15 mandals in Parvathipuram Manyam district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below. #

## Jiyyammavalasa ##

Gummalaxmipuram Gummalaxmipuram is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of 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 a ...

Kurupam Kurupam is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography It is located at . It has an average altitude of 133 meters (439 feet). Demography census, Kurupam mandal had a population of 46,439. ...

Seethampeta Seethammpeta is an urban neighborhood in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam. It is one of the middle-income areas of the city..Seethampeta is famous for Dasara and vinyaka chaviti festivals in city. Transport Seethammpeta is well connected with ...

## Bhamini ##

Veeraghattam Veeraghattam is a town(Mandal) located in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is located in Veeraghattam mandal of Palakonda revenue division. Geography Veeraghattam is located near the Vattigedda river and ...

## Parvathipuram ##

Seethanagaram Seethanagaram is a mandal in Parvathipuram Manyam district of 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 ...

Balijipeta Baliji-peta or Baligi-peta is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to some historians, most of the people of Original Balija caste have migrated from this village. Geography Balijipeta is l ...

Salur Salur or Saluru is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Parvathipuram Manyam district, of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Salur is on the banks of River Vegavathi at . It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387&nb ...

## Panchipenta ##

Makkuva Makkuva is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography Makkuva is located at . It has an average elevation of 123 meters (406 feet). Demography Makkuva mandal has a population of about 60,000 ...

Komarada Komarada is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Demography Census of India, Komarada had a population of 5,551. The total population constitute, 2,462 males and 3,089 females —a sex ratio of 12 ...

Garugubilli Garugu-billi is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of 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 ...

Cities and towns

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census the district had a population of 9,25,340, of which 124,104 (13.41%) live in urban areas. Parvathipuram Manyam district has a sex ratio of 1035 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 50.90%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1,10,169 (11.91%) and 2,60,419 (28.14%) of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 census, 89.00% of the population spoke

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 ...

, 5.86% Sora and 2.15%

Kuvi Kuvi is a South-Central Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. The language is one of two spoken by the Kandhas, with the other being the closely related and more dominant Kui language. According to the 2011 Indian census, the ...

as their first language.

References

External links

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