Veeravasaram Mandal is a Mandal in the West Godavari 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 of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

Geography

It is bordered by the Palacole Mandal to the North, the Narasapuram Mandal to the East, the Palacoderu Mandal to the South, and the

Penumantra Mandal Penumantra Mandal is one of the 46 mandals (administrative divisions) in the West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters arevin Penumantra. Geography The Mandal is bordered by Penugonda Mandal in the nort ...

to the West. The administrative offices are headquartered in the town of

Veeravasaram Veeravasaram is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Demographics According to Indian census The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 ...

Demographics

The 2011 the

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showed a population of 64,912 people in 18,260 households, with 32,803 males and 32,109 females for a female-to-male ratio of 979 to 1000. The census reported 5,953 children 0–6 (3,080 boys and 2,873 girls). The average literacy rate was 76.74%, with 45,248 literate individuals (24,009 male and 21,239 female). The plurality of the population were members of a Scheduled caste, numbering 12,958.

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members numbered 740.

Economy

The 2011 Indian Census, found that 29,842 members of the total population of Veeravasaram Mandal were employed. 19,806 were male and 10,036 were female. 20,934 workers described their work as full-time. Of these, 2,114 worked as cultivators, 13,396 worked as agricultural laborers, 314 worked in household industries and 5,110 were involved in other occupations. The remaining 8,908 were marginal workers.

Administration

The Veeravasaram Mandal is administered under

Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency) Bhimavaram (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 wi ...

Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) Narasapuram 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 West Godavari district. Assembly Segments Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituenc ...

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 ...

Towns and villages

, Veeravasaram Mandal was made up of 14 settlements:

had the largest population and Mandepudi/Mentepudi the smallest.

Education

The Mandal plays a major role in education for the children of the area. Primary and secondary school education is administered by the government under the School Education Department of the state. In the 2015-16 academic year, the Mandal reported more than 7,652 students enrolled in over 88 schools.

References

{{West Godavari district Mandals in West Godavari district