Anakapalli district
Anakapalli district | ||
|---|---|---|
District collector Sri Pattaneshetti Ravi Subhash IAS
Collector & District Magistrate | | |
| • Assembly constituencies | 07 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,292 km2 (1,657 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,726,998 | |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 250,359 | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
| Website | anakapalli | |
Anakapalli district is a
Etymology
This district name is derived from its headquarters Anakapalli.[8]
Geography
This district is surrounded by Alluri Sitharama Raju district to the north, Kakinada district to the west, the Bay of Bengal to the south and Vizianagaram district and Visakhapatnam district to the east.[citation needed]
Politics
There are one parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Anakapalli district. The parliamentary constituencies are
- Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)
The assembly constituencies are[9]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chodavaram
|
None | Anakapalli
|
| 27 | Madugula
|
None | |
| 30 | Anakapalli
|
None | |
| 31 | Pendurthi (partially)
|
None | |
| 32 | Elamanchili
|
None | |
| 33 | Payakaraopet
|
SC | |
| 34 | Narsipatnam
|
None |
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: Anakapalli and Narsipatnam, which are further subdivided into a total of 24 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.[10]
Mandals
The list of 24 mandals in Anakapalli district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.
- Anakapalle revenue division
- Anakapalli
- Atchutapuram
- Butchayyapeta
- Chodavaram
- Devarapalli
- Elamanchili
- K. Kotapadu
- Kasimkota
- Munagapaka
- Paravada
- Rambilli
- Sabbavaram
- Narsipatnam revenue division
Cities and towns
The district consists of two municipalities and 8 census towns. Anakapalli zone fall under
Notable people from Anakapalli district
- Gurajada Apparao, poet and writer
- Villuri Venkata Ramana ,Former rajya sabha member
- Aarudra, writer
- S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu ,MINISTER AND MLA
- Dadi Veerabhadra rao,politician
- Konathala Rama Krishna ,Former minister and m.p
- Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, lyricist
- Shobha Naidu, kuchipudi dancer
- Puri Jagannadh, film producer and director
- Gunasekhar, film producer and director
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Anakapalli district had a population of 1,726,998, of which 250,359 (14.50%) live in urban areas. Anakapalli district had a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 158,060 (9.15%) and 47,975 (2.78%) of the population respectively.[1]: 90–94
Telugu was the predominant language, spoken by 98.87% of the population.[13]
References
- ^ a b "District Census Hand Book – Visakhapatnam" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE". G.O.Rt.No.60, Revenue (Lands-IV), 25 [ 1 ] Th January, 2022: 117. 25 January 2022.
- ^ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- Eenadu.net(in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "History | Ankapalli District | India". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
- ^ "GO issued for creation of Anakapalle revenue division". The Hindu. Viskhapatnam. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Adminsistrative divisions of Visakhapatnam district". Official Website of Visakhapatnam District. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
