Country India Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Government body Panchayat Samiti | Population 240,031 (2011) | |
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Tenali mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Tenali. The mandal is located in Velanadu region and is bounded by Pedakakani, Duggirala, Kollipara, Vemuru, Amruthalur, Tsundur and Chebrole mandals.
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History
Guntur district was constituted in the year 1904 and Tenali was one of the eight taluks of the district. On 1 July 1909, Tenali taluk was split into Tenali and Repalle taluks. In 1981-82, Tenali taluk was again split into Tenali and Emani taluks. On 25 May 1985, mandals were recognised, replacing taluks and firkas.
Demographics
As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 240,031. The total population constitute, 118,616 males and 121,415 females —a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 21,333 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 10,939 are boys and 10,394 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 79.89% with 174,711 literates.
Devarapalleseri is the village with least area of all the villages in the district. 11 ha (27 acres). Tenali is the most populated and Nelapadu is the least populated settlement in the mandal.
Administration
The mandal also forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. It is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is G.V.Subba Reddy.
As of 2011 census, the mandal has thirteen villages with one town.
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
Note: M-Municipality
Politics
Tenali mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Tenali assembly constituency, which in turn represents Guntur lok sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh. It was under Tenali lok Sabha constituency till 2008.
Education
The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages.The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 32,571 students enrolled in over 204 schools.