Thullur mandal is one of the 57
mandals in
Guntur 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
Guntur Revenue Division
Guntur revenue division is an administrative division in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 10 mandals and is one of the two revenue divisions in the district, along with Tenali. Guntur
Guntur () is a ci ...
and the headquarters are located at
Thullur.
The mandal is situated on the banks of
Krishna River, bounded by
Amaravathi,
Tadikonda,
Tadepalle and
Mangalagiri
Mangalagiri is a South Suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It is a major sub urban of Vijayawada and ...
mandals. The mandal is also a part of the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh to be developed. 18 villages from the mandal fall under the jurisdiction of
Andhra Pradesh Capital City.
Demographics
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
, the mandal had a population of 54,081. The total population constitute, 26,791 males and 27,290 females —a sex ratio of 1019 females per 1000 males. 5,403 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,758 are boys and 2,645 are girls —a ratio of 959 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 66.93% with 32,578 literates.
km
Towns and villages
census of India, the mandal has 21 villages. Of which, 18 villages namely,
Abbarajupalem, Ainavolu,
Ananthavaram,
Borupalem,
Dondapadu
Dondapadu is a neighbourhood and a part of ''Urban Notified Area'' of Amaravati, the state capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat. It ...
, Kondamarajupalem,
Lingayapalem, Malkapuram,
Mandadam
Mandadam is a Village in Guntur district in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.
History
King Ganapati Deva of Kakatiya Dynasty who ruled betwee ...
, Nekkallu,
Nelapadu, Pitchikalapalem,
Rayapudi, Sakhamuru,
Thullur,
Uddandarayunipalem,
Velagapudi and
Venkatapalem were de–notified and became part of ''Urban Notified Area'' of
Amaravati
Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddandara ...
.
Hence, the mandal has only 3 villages viz., Harischandrapuram,
Pedaparimi and
Vaddamanu, which falls under the jurisdiction of
APCRDA
The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (abbreviated as APCRDA), Amaravati, ACT No. 27 of 2020. It was notified on 31 July 2020 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as per ''The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority ...
.
Administration
The mandal is under the control of a
tahsildar
In India and Pakistan, a Tehsildar or Mamlatdar is a tax officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil with regard to land revenue. A tehsildar is also known as an executive magistrate of the relev ...
and the present tahsildar is M.T.Venkateswarlu. Thullur mandal is one of the
4 mandals under
Tadikonda (SC) (Assembly constituency)
Tadikonda is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tadikonda mandal of Guntur revenue division. It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.
Demographics
census, Tadikonda village has po ...
, which in turn represents
Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Guntur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Guntur district. It was constituted in 1989 and N. G. Ranga was the first member ...
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 ...
.
Education
The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, 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 6,491 students enrolled in over 61 schools.
See also
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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 ...
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Villages in Thullur mandal
References
{{Guntur district
Mandals in Guntur district
Amaravati