Thullur mandal

Thullur mandal తుళ్ళూరు మండలం
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing Thullur mandal (in green)
Thullur mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°31′39″N 80°28′05″E / 16.5275°N 80.4681°ECoordinates: 16°31′39″N 80°28′05″E / 16.5275°N 80.4681°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Headquarters	Thullur
Government
• Tehsildar	M.T.Venkateswarlu
Population (2011)[1][2]
• Total	54,081
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	AP

Thullur mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Guntur Revenue Division and the headquarters are located at Thullur.^[1][3] The mandal is situated on the banks of Krishna River, bounded by Amaravathi, Tadikonda, Tadepalle and Mangalagiri mandals.^[4] 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.^[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, 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.^[2]

Towns and villages

As of 2011 census of India, the mandal has 21 villages. Of which, 18 villages namely, Abbarajupalem, Ainavolu, Ananthavaram, Borupalem, Dondapadu, Kondamarajupalem, Lingayapalem, Malkapuram, Mandadam, Nekkallu, Nelapadu, Pitchikalapalem, Rayapudi, Sakhamuru, Thullur, Uddandarayunipalem, Velagapudi and Venkatapalem were de–notified and became part of Urban Notified Area of Amaravati.^[5][6] Hence, the mandal has only 3 villages viz., Harischandrapuram, Pedaparimi and Vaddamanu, which falls under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.^[1][7]

Administration

The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is M.T.Venkateswarlu.^[8] Thullur mandal is one of the 4 mandals under Tadikonda (SC) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11][12]

See also

• List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
• Villages in Thullur mandal

References

2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
3. "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 62,107. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
4. "Mandals in Guntur district". aponline.gov.in. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
5. "Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area–Revised orders" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
6. "New Andhra capital Amaravati to compete for Smart City tag". The New Indian Express. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
7. "District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
8. "List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014" (PDF). Guntur District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. p. 1. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
9. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. pp. 22, 31. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
10. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
11. "R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION".
12. "Student Information Report". Commissionerate of School Education. Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 8 November 2016.