Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli.[2][3][4][5]
Anakapalli district | |
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District of Andhra Pradesh | |
Clockwise from top-left: Stupa at Bojjannakonda, Gandhi Nagar in Anakapalle, Dharmalingeswara Temple at Panchadharla, Bridge over the Sarada River, NTPC Simhadi Super Thermal Power Plant | |
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Coordinates: 17.69°N 83.00°E / 17.69; 83.00 | |
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State | ![]() |
Region | Uttarandhra |
Headquarters | Anakapalli |
Government | |
• District collector | Sri Pattaneshetti Ravi Subhash IAS Collector & District Magistrate |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Anakapalli |
• MP | Dr. Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi |
• Assembly constituencies | 07 |
Area | |
• Total | 4,292 km2 (1,657 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,726,998 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | anakapalli |
This district is derived from its headquarters Anakapalli.[citation needed]
This district is surrounded by North of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, South of Bay of Bengal, west of Kakinada district ,east of Vizianagaram district and Visakhapatnam district.[citation needed]
The district has two revenue divisions, namely Anakapalli and Narsipatnam, each headed by a sub collector.[6] These revenue divisions are divided into 24 mandals. The district consists of two municipalities and 8 census towns. Anakapalli zone fall under Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and the two municipalities in the district are Elamanchili and Narsipatnam.[7] The census towns are Bowluvada, Chodavaram, Kantabamsuguda, Mulakuddu, Nakkapalle, Narsipatnam, Peda Boddepalle, Payakaraopeta.[citation needed]
There are 12 mandals each in Anakapalli and Narsipatnam division. The 24 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:
# | Anakapalli Division | Narsipatnam Division |
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1 | Anakapalli | Rolugunta |
2 | Atchutapuram | Golugonda |
3 | Butchayyapeta | Kotauratla |
4 | Chodavaram | Makavarapalem |
5 | Devarapalli | Nakkapalli |
6 | K.Kotapadu | Nathavaram |
7 | Kasimkota | Narsipatnam |
8 | Elamanchili | Payakaraopeta |
9 | Rambilli | Ravikamatham |
10 | Munagapaka | Sarvasiddhi Rayavaram |
11 | Paravada | Madugula |
12 | Sabbavaram | Cheedikada |
There are one parliamentary and 7 assembly constituencies in Anakapalli district. The parliamentary constituencies are
The assembly constituencies are[8]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Parliament |
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26 | Chodavaram | None | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
27 | Madugula | None | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
30 | Anakapalli | None | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
31 | Pendurthi (partially) | None | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
32 | Elamanchili | None | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
33 | Payakaraopet | SC | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
34 | Narsipatnam | None | Anakapalli (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Religions in Anakapalli district (2011)[9] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hinduism | 98.12% | |||
Islam | 0.84% | |||
Christianity | 0.78% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.26% | |||
Distribution of religions |
At the time of the 2011 census, Anakapalli district had a population of 1,726,998. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 158,060 (9.15%) and 47,975 (2.78%) of the population respectively.[1]: 90–94 Telugu was the predominant language, spoken by 98.87% of the population.[10]
Languages in Anakapalli district (2011) | ||||
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Language | Percent | |||
Telugu | 98.87% | |||
Other or not stated | 1.13% | |||
Distribution of languages |
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