Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal is one of the 46 mandals in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The mandal lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal and is bounded by Bheemunipatnam, Anandapuram mandals to the north and Visakhapatnam Urban-1 to the south.[2]
Visakhapatnam Rural | |
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 Interactive Map Outlining mandal | |
.svg)  Visakhapatnam Rural Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°45′44″N 83°20′18″E / 17.762251°N 83.338352°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Headquarters | Visakhapatnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.69 km2 (48.92 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] census, the mandal had a population of 260,192. The total population constitute, 131,477 males and 128,715 females —a sex ratio of 979 females per 1000 males. 26,608 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 13,486 are boys and 13,122 are girls —a ratio of 973 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 79.07% with 184,699 literates.[1] Gopalapatnam (rural) is the most populated village and Bakkannapalem is the least populated village in the mandal.[3]
Villages
editVisakhapatnam Rural mandal consists of the following areas
- Adivivaram
- Bakkannapalem
- Kommadi
- Madhurawada
- Simhachalam
- Paradesipalem
- Pothinamallayyapalem
- Rushikonda
- Yendada
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Mandals in Visakhapatnam district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Sub-District Details of Visakhapatnam District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 September 2014.