Undi mandal

Undi mandal is one of the 19 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.^[2] The headquarters are located in Undi town. The mandal is bordered by Palacoderu mandal to the north, Kalla mandal to the east, Akividu mandal to the south, and Nidamarru to the west.^[3]

Undi mandal
Mandal
Interactive Map Outlining mandal
Undi mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16.6000°N 81.4667°E / 16.6000; 81.4667
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Headquarters	Undi
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
Area
• Total	129.03 km2 (49.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	66,049
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AP 37

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] census, the Mandal had a population of 66,049 in 18,731 Households. The total population consists of 33,299 females and 32,750 males with a sex ratio of 1.017 females to 1 male.^[4] 6,010 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,015 are boys and 2,995 are girls with a sex ratio of 993. The average literacy rate stands at 70.84% with 42,534 literates of which 22,035 are males and 20,499 are females.

The majority of the population are Scheduled Caste (8,644) and Scheduled Tribe (1,181).^[5]

Work profile

As per the 2011 Census, 31,067 people were in the working class. In the 2011 Census, 26,514 of them described their work as manual work, 2,913 as cultivators and 18,201 as agricultural laborers, while an additional 225 workers were in the household industry and 5,175 in other jobs with 4,553 of them being classified as marginal workers.^[1]

Administration

Undi mandal is administered under Undi (Assembly constituency)^[6] of Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)^[7] and one of the twelve mandals that falls under Narasapuram revenue division.

Towns and villages

As of 2011^[update] census, the mandal has 20 settlements, of which all are villages. Undi is the largest and Panduvvakhandrika is the smallest village in terms of population.^[8]

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

1. Aredu
2. Arthamuru
3. Cherukuwada
4. Chilukuru
5. Chinapulluru
6. Kaligotla
7. Kalisipudi
8. Kolamuru
9. Mahadevapatnam
10. Narasimharajapura
11. Pamulaparru
12. Panduvva
13. Panduvvakhandrika
14. Pedapulleru
15. Undi
16. Unudurru
17. Uppuluru
18. Vandrum
19. Velivarru
20. Yendagandi

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.^[9] As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 7,157 students enrolled in over 79 schools.^[10][11]

See also

• List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh

References

1. "Census 2011" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 296. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
2. "Undi Mandal - West Godavari". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
3. "Mandals in West Godavari district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
4. "Population of Undi mandal". India Growing. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
5. "Undi Censusindia.in". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
6. "TABLE B - Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. p. 31. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
7. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
8. "Villages in Undi Mandal". Retrieved 6 November 2017.
9. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
10. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016.
11. "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 2 November 2017.