Parvathipuram Manyam district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Parvathipuram as its administrative headquarters, it became functional from 4th April 2022. It became one of the resultant twenty-six districts in the state and final notification is issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The district is formed from Parvathipuram revenue division from Vizianagaram district and part of Palakonda revenue division of Srikakulam district.[3][4][5][6]
Parvathipuram Manyam district | |
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District of Andhra Pradesh | |
Kamalingeshwara Temple in Gallavilli, Pedda Gedda Dam, Vegavathi River at Salur, View of Eastern Ghats from Parvathipuram, View near Palakonda | |
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Coordinates: 18.8°N 83.4°E / 18.8; 83.4 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Region | Uttarandhra |
Headquarters | Parvathipuram |
Largest city | Parvathipuram |
Government | |
• District collector | Sri. Nishant Kumar, I.A.S. Collector & District Magistrate |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Araku |
• Assembly constituencies | 04 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,659 km2 (1,413 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 925,340 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | parvathipurammanyam |
This district is located between Northern latitude of 18.8 , Eastern longitude of 83.4.This district is bounded by North of Koraput district of Odisha state And surrounded by South of Vizianagaram district ,Srikakulam district and west of Alluri Sitharama Raju district and east of Rayagada district of Odisha state .
The district has two revenue divisions, namely Palakonda and Parvathipuram, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 15 mandals.[7]
There are 7 mandals in Palakonda division and 8 in Parvathipuram division. The 15 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:
Largest cities or towns in Parvathipuram Manyam District As per the 2011 Census | |||||||||
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Rank | Division | Pop. | |||||||
1 | [[Parvathipuram]] | Parvathipuram Division | 53,844 | ||||||
2 | Salur | Parvathipuram Division | 49,500 | ||||||
3 | Palakonda | Palakonda Division | 20,760 | ||||||
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There are one parliamentary and 4 assembly constituencies in Parvathipuram Manyam district. The parliamentary constituencies are
The assembly constituencies are[8]
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Lok Sabha constituency |
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10 | Parvathipuram | ST | Araku |
11 | Palakonda | ST | |
12 | Kurupam | ST | |
13 | Salur | SC |
Religions in Parvathipuram Manyam district (2011)[9] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Hindus | 97.69% | |||
Christians | 1.53% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.78% | |||
Distribution of religions |
At the time of the 2011 census the district had a population of 9,25,340. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 1,10,169 (11.91%) and 2,60,419 (28.14%) of the population respectively.[1][2]
At the time of the 2011 census, 89.00% of the population spoke Telugu, 5.86% Sora and 2.15% Kuvi as their first language.[10]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 1,060,467 | — |
1911 | 1,101,199 | +0.38% |
1921 | 1,123,461 | +0.20% |
1931 | 1,222,767 | +0.85% |
1941 | 1,333,341 | +0.87% |
1951 | 1,405,792 | +0.53% |
1961 | 1,555,369 | +1.02% |
1971 | 1,769,968 | +1.30% |
1981 | 1,959,352 | +1.02% |
1991 | 2,321,126 | +1.71% |
2001 | 2,537,593 | +0.90% |
2011 | 2,703,114 | +0.63% |
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