Dakkili mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Gudur revenue division.

Dakkili mandal
Mandal
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Coordinates: 14°6′10″N 79°33′0″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Revenue division	Gudur
Area [1]
• Mandal	277.12 km2 (107.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Mandal	40,452
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Urban	0
• Rural	40,452
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

History

Dakkili mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022.[2] It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022.[3]

Demographics

As per 2011 census^[update], Dakkili mandal had a total population of 40,452 with 20,174 male population and 20,278 female population with a density of 146/km². Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 11,656 and 4,976 of the population respectively.[1] It had a literacy rate of 56.81% with 64.6% among males and 49.14% among females.[4]

Administration

Dakkili mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division.[3] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 50 villages:[1]

• Note: Dattanagaram, Gollavarigunta, Kothacheruvu, Namasivayapuram, Noothalacheruvu, Swarnayacha Samudram and Vedurugunta were uninhabited[1]

Politics

Dakkili mandal is a part of Venkatagiri Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018^[update], the mandal had 29,925 eligible voters with 14,822 male voters and 15,103 female voters.[4]

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