Bobbili mandal

For other uses, see Bobbili.

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]

Bobbili mandal
Mandal
Interactive Map Outlining mandal
Bobbili mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 18.5667°N 83.3667°E / 18.5667; 83.3667
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Headquarters	Bobbili
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	240,031
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] 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^{[broken anchor]} 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.^[7] Alajangi is the most populated and Vakadavalasa is the least populated village in the mandal.^[8] As of 2011^[update] census, the mandal has 9 settlements, that includes:

1. Alajangi
2. Bankuruvalasa
3. Bhojarajupuram
4. M Boorjavalasa (Near) Bobbili
5. Chintada
6. Chitrakota Boddavalasa
7. Donguruvalasa
8. Gopalarayudupeta
9. Gorla Seetharampuram
10. Gunnathotavalasa
11. Jagannadhapuram
12. Janardhana Ranga Rayapuram @ Kintalavanipet
13. Janardhanarangarayapuram @ Kunukuvanivalasa
14. Kalavarai Agraharam
15. Kammavalasa
16. Karada
17. Kasidoravalasa
18. Komatipalle (Near) Bobbili
19. Kondadevupalle
20. Krishnapuram
21. Lingamvalasa
22. Mettavalasa
23. Muttavalasa
24. Narayanappavalasa- REDDI SURESH
25. Nimmalapadu
26. Pakki
27. Panukuvalasa (Near) Mettavalasa
28. Paradhi
29. Patha Bobbili (Rural)
30. Pent
31. Piridi
32. Rajupeta
33. Ramuduvalasa
34. Rangarayapuram
35. Seethayyapeta
36. Sivadavalasa
37. Vakadavalasa
38. Velagavalasa (Near) Addumanda

See also

• Bobbili
• Vizianagaram district Ramabhadrapuram

References

1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
2. "Mandals in Vizianagaram district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. 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. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
8. "Sub-District details". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2014.