Ganapavaram mandal | |
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Coordinates: 16°42′N 81°27′E / 16.70°N 81.45°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | West Godavari district |
Headquarters | Ganapavaram |
Government | |
• Body | Mandal Parishad |
Area | |
• Total | 99.85 km2 (38.55 sq mi) |
Population (2011)
[1] | |
• Total | 64,963 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Ganapavaram mandal is one of the 20
mandals in
West Godavari district of the
Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh.
[2] It is under the administration of
Bhimavaram revenue division and the headquarters are located at
Ganapavaram.
[3] Ganapavaram Mandal is bounded by
Nidamarru Mandal towards west,
Pentapadu Mandal towards North,
Undi Mandal towards South,
Unguturu Mandal towards North .
Tadepalligudem,
Bhimavaram,
Tanuku,
Eluru are the nearby Cities to Ganapavaram. It is located 55 km from Eluru and 22 km from Bhimavaram.
[4]
As of 2011 [update] census, the mandal had a population of 64,963 with 18,622 households. The total population constitute, 32,519 males and 32,444 females —a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 5,894 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,957 are boys and 2,937 are girls. The literacy rate stands at 68.35% with 44,406 literates. [1]
The mandal does not have any sort of Urban population and Area. [1]: 24
As of 2011 [update] census, the mandal has thirty villages and twenty five panchayats, of which all of them are villages. [1] Velagapalle is the smallest Village and Ganapavaram is the biggest Village in terms of population [3] [5] The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
Ganapavaram mandal is one of the mandals under Unguturu (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh. [6]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by mandal parishad, zilla parishad, government and private schools, which are both aided and unaided, under the administration of the School Education Department of the state. [7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
Important colleges in Ganapavaram are S C B R Govt Junior College, Chanakya Junior College, (CH.VPMR) Government Degree College and Smt. Gottumukkala Swaraswathi Degree College. There are many schools in Ganapavaram. Gurajada Vidyaniketan, Vidya Jyothi Merit School and Maria Montessori School teaches in English medium whereas, Zilla Parishad High Schools in Telugu medium.