Dakkili mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Gudur revenue division.
Dakkili mandal | |
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.svg)  Dakkili mandal  Dakkili mandal | |
| Coordinates: 14°6′10″N 79°33′0″E / 14.10278°N 79.55000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| Revenue division | Gudur |
| Area | |
| • Mandal | 277.12 km2 (107.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Mandal | 40,452 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 40,452 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
History edit
Dakkili mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022.[2] It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022.[3]
Demographics edit
As per 2011 census[update], Dakkili mandal had a total population of 40,452 with 20,174 male population and 20,278 female population with a density of 146/km2. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 11,656 and 4,976 of the population respectively.[1] It had a literacy rate of 56.81% with 64.6% among males and 49.14% among females.[4]
Administration edit
Dakkili mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division.[3] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 50 villages:[1]
| Village |
|---|
| Althurupadu |
| Attalasiddavaram |
| Bheemavaram |
| Chakalapalle |
| Chapalapalle |
| Cheekirenipalle |
| Chennasamudram |
| Cherlopalle |
| Daggavolu |
| Dakkili |
| Dandavolu |
| Dandavolu Upparapalle |
| Dattanagaram* |
| Devulapalle |
| Gollavarigunta* |
| Kandalavaripalle |
| Koneswarabhatlapalle |
| Kothacheruvu* |
| Kothanalapadu |
| Kuppayapalem |
| Lingasamudram |
| Madhavaiahpalem |
| Mahasamudram |
| Marlagunta |
| Matumadugu |
| Mopuru |
| Nadimpalle |
| Nagavolu |
| Nagulapadu |
| Naidupalem |
| Namasivayapuram* |
| Noothalacheruvu* |
| Palugodu |
| Pathanalapadu |
| Pedayachasamudram |
| Sanganapalle |
| Sreepuram |
| Surayapalem |
| Swarnayacha Samudram* |
| Theerthampadu |
| Thimmanagunta |
| Thimmayapalem |
| Vedurugunta* |
| Veera Kummara Yachasamudram |
| Velampalle |
| Velikallu |
| Vembuluru |
| Vempativaripalle |
| Vengamanaidupalle |
| Yellavajjulapalle |
- Note: Dattanagaram, Gollavarigunta, Kothacheruvu, Namasivayapuram, Noothalacheruvu, Swarnayacha Samudram and Vedurugunta were uninhabited[1]
Politics edit
Dakkili mandal is a part of Venkatagiri Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018[update], the mandal had 29,925 eligible voters with 14,822 male voters and 15,103 female voters.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (PDF) (Report). 2011. pp. 50–51, 390. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Chinese national among red sanders smugglers held". The Hindu. 8 January 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. 22, 38–39. Retrieved 1 June 2022.