Makkuva mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administration under Parvathipuram revenue division and headquartered at Makkuva.[1] The mandal is bounded by Salur mandal on South & West, Parvathipuram mandal on North, Seethanagaram mandal on east and Bobbili mandal on south east. A portion of it also borders the Narayanapatna block of the Koraput district of Odisha on north west.[2]
Makkuva mandal | |
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 Interactive map outlining mandal | |
.svg)  Makkuva mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°40′00″N 83°16′00″E / 18.6667°N 83.2667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Parvathipuram Manyam district |
| Headquarters | Makkuva |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mandal Parishad |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,344 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics edit
As of 2011[update] census, the mandal had a population of 48,344. The total population constitute, 24,106 males and 24,238 females.[3] The entire population is rural in nature.
Government and politics edit
Makkuva mandal is one of the four mandals in Salur (Assembly constituency), which in turn is a part of Araku (Lok Sabha constituency), one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies representing Andhra Pradesh.[4] The present MLA is Rajanna Dora Peedika, who won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 representing YSR Congress Party.[5]
Rural villages edit
As of 2011[update] 2011 census of India, the mandal has 48 settlements, consisting of 48 villages.[6]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
- Alagaruvu
- Anasabhadra
- Bangaruvalasa
- Bantumakkuva
- Battivalasa
- Biramasi
- Chappabutcham Peta
- Duggeru
- Dabbagadda
- Gopalapuram
- Guntabhadra
- Kannampeta
- Kasipatnam
- Khaviripalle
- Khavirivalasa
- Kona
- Kondabutcham Peta
- Kondarejeru
- Koyyanapeta
- Lovarkhandi
- Makkuva
- Markondaputti
- Mendangi
- MELAPUVALASA
- Mukavalasa
- MELAPUVALASA
- Mulakkayavalasa
- Mulavalasa
- Nagulladabba Gadda
- Nanda
- Nandakottula Ghasila
- Narayana Ramachandraraju Puram
- Panasabhadra
- Papayyavalasa
- Payakapadu
- Pedaghasila
- Pedavootagadda
- Sambara
- Santeswaram
- Sanyasirajupuram @ Maripivalasa
- Saraivalasa
- Seebillipedavalasa
- Sirlam
- Thotavalasa
- Turumamidi
- Venkampeta
- Venkatabhyripuram
- Vijayarampuram
- Yerrasamanthula Valasa
References edit
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Vizianagaram" (PDF). Census of India. Government of India. p. 18,44,230. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Mandals in Vizianagaram district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Sub-District details". Census of India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Sub-District Details of Vizianagaram District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2014.