Pakala mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tirupati revenue division and the headquarters are located at Pakala.

Pakala mandal
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Pakala mandal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Pakala mandal
Pakala mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Pakala mandal is located in India
Pakala mandal
Pakala mandal
Pakala mandal (India)
Coordinates: 13°25′51″N 79°6′43″E / 13.43083°N 79.11194°E / 13.43083; 79.11194
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictTirupati
HeadquartersPakala
Government
 • MLAPulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad (TDP)
 • MPDaggumalla Prasada Rao
Area
[1]: 3 
 • Mandal182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]: 5, 8 
 • Mandal56,667
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
56,667
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

History

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Pakala mandal used to be a part of Chittoor district and was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district on 4 April 2022.[2][3]

Geography

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The mandal is bounded by Chandragiri, Irala, Penumuru, Pulicherla and Puthalapattu mandals.[4]

Demographics

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Religions in Pakala mandal (2011)
Religion Percent
Hindus
84.76%
Muslims
13.85%
Christians
1.16%
Others or not stated
0.23%
Distribution of religions[1]: 30, 32, 34 


As per 2011 census, Pakala mandal had a total population of 56,667 with 28,025 male population and 28,642 female population with a density of 311/km2. It had a sex ratio of 1022. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 13,122 and 1,474 of the population respectively. It had a literacy rate of 75.16% with 84.08% among males and 66.54% among females.[1]: XXXIII, 3, 5, 15, 17 

Administration

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Pakala mandal is a part of the Tirupati revenue division.[2] The headquarters are located at Pakala.[4]

Politics

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Pakala mandal is one of the 7 mandals under Chandragiri Assembly constituency, which in turn is a part of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh. As of 1 January 2018, the mandal has 40,655 eligible voters with 20,064 male and 20,591 female voters.[1]: XXXIII  Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad is representing the Chandragiri constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,[5] and Daggumalla Prasada Rao is representing the Chittoor constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hand book of Statistics Chittoor district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. XXXIII, 3, 5, 8, 15, 17, 30, 32, 34, 62. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sasidhar, B. M. (4 April 2022). "Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig". The Hans India. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Nivar impact: Water touches precarious levels in Chittoor reservoirs". The Hindu. 26 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts]" (PDF). Census of India. 2011. p. 472. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners". Financial Express. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ A. D. Rangarajan (24 May 2019). "Crushing defeat for TDP in Naidu's home turf of Chittoor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 September 2022.