Bobbili mandal

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Bobbili mandal
బొబ్బిలి మండలం
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
HeadquartersBobbili
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total240,031
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Bobbili is one of the 34 mandals in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Bobbili town is the headquarters of the mandal. The mandal is bounded by Makkuva, Seethanagaram, Balajipeta, Salur, Ramabhadrapuram, Badangi and Therlam mandals.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 122,964. The total population constitute, 61,092 males and 61,872 females —a sex ratio of 1013 females per 1000 males. 12,369 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 6,383 are boys and 5,984 are girls —a ratio of 938 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 63.99% with 70,768 literates.[1]

Government and politics

Bobbili mandal is one of the mandal in Bobbili (Assembly constituency), which in turn is a part of Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies representing Andhra Pradesh.[3] The present MLA is Venkata Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao Ravu, who won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 representing YSRCP.[4][5] Bobbili was a Lok Sabha constituency till 2008.[6]

Towns and villages

Bobbili is a municipal town in the mandal.[1] Alajangi is the most populated and Vakadavalasa is the least populated village in the mandal.[7] As of 2011 census, the mandal has 9 settlements, that includes:

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014. Cite error: The named reference "population" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mandals in Vizianagaram district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "MLA". AP State Portal. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Many aspirants for Vizianagaram LS seat". The Hindu. Vizianagaram. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Sub-District details". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.