Tanuku mandal is one of the 48
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
West Godavari district of the
India
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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
Kovvur revenue division
Kovvur revenue division (or Kovvur division) is an administrative division in the East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Development started in 2009 after Burugupalli Sesharao was elected as the Member of Legislative Assemb ...
and the headquarters are located at
Tanuku
Tanuku is a town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tanuku mandal in Narasapuram revenue division. Tanuku is the fourth largest city in the West Godavari district after Bhimavaram, ...
.
The mandal is bounded by
Nallajerla
Nallajerla is a village in east godhavari district 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 ...
,
Devarapalle,
Nidadavolu
Nidadavolu is a town in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Nidadavolu mandal in Kovvur revenue division.
History
The town was known as ''Niravadyaprolu'' or ''Nir ...
,
Unguturu,
Pentapadu
Pentapadu is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Demographics
Census of India, Pentapadu had a population of 12889. The total population constitute, 6377 males and 6512 females with a sex ratio of 102 ...
,
Tanuku
Tanuku is a town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tanuku mandal in Narasapuram revenue division. Tanuku is the fourth largest city in the West Godavari district after Bhimavaram, ...
and
Undrajavaram
Und-raja-varam is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It lies roughly 3 km North of Tanuku. It comes under the Nidadavolu constituency for assembly elections and Rajamahendravaram constituency for parliament ...
mandals.
Towns and villages
census of India, the mandal has 9 settlements, which includes 1 town, an out growth and 8 villages.
Tanuku
Tanuku is a town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tanuku mandal in Narasapuram revenue division. Tanuku is the fourth largest city in the West Godavari district after Bhimavaram, ...
(M) is the only town in the mandal.
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
;Notes
:(M) denotes a
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
:(OG) denotes an
Out Growth
See also
*
List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
Mandal in Andhra Pradesh, India is a sub-District. History
The Mandal system came into existence as an administrative reform, as part of reducing the size of erstwhile taluks and making them more effective and manageable. The decentralisation of ...
References
{{West Godavari district
Mandals in West Godavari district