Palnadu district

Palnadu District
Palnadu District
District of Andhra Pradesh
	[[File: \|124px]] [[File:Ethipothala Falls2.jpg\|124px]] Clockwise from top-left: Kotappakonda, Dhyana Buddha statue in Amaravati, Lakshmi Channakeshava Swami Temple in Macherla, Pelicans in Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary, Ethipothala Falls, Buddhist monuments in Anupu
	Location of Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh
	Interactive map outlining district
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
Headquarters	Narasaraopet
Administrative divisions	03 revenue divisions; 28 mandals;
Government
• District collector and magistrate	Siva Sankar Lotheti IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Y. Ravi Sankara Reddy IPS
• MP	Sri Krishna Devarayalu Lavu
• Assembly constituencies	7 constituencies
Area
• Total	7,298 km2 (2,818 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,041,723
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	palnadu.ap.gov.in

Palnadu district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Narasaraopet as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The district was formed from Gurazala, Sattenapalli and Narasaraopet revenue divisions from Palnadu district.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The district covers most of the Palnadu region.

Etymology

This district has derived its name from the Palnadu or Pallava Nadu region .

Geography

Palnadu district is bordered by NTR district at North, Bapatla district at South East, Prakasam district at South West and Guntur district at East.It is also surrounded by Suryapet district and Nalgonda district in Telangana state at west.

Land Utilization

The total Geographical area of the District is 7,30,123 Hectares covered by forest is 1,50,759 Hectares. The net area sown is 3,15,650 Hectares. The total cropped area in the District is 3,47,114 Hectares. The area sown more than once during the year is 31,464 Hectares.

Natural and Mineral Resources

The district is rich in mineral resources. The principal minerals available are limestone, lime Lime Stonekankar at Piduguralla. Napa slabs, Copper and Lead. Lime stone is being utilised by the cement factories of Macherla. There are copper mines at Agnigundala of Ipur Mandal.

Climate

The Normal Rainfall of the District is 775.3 M.M. The climate is Generally warm in Summer and the heat is very severe in Rentachintala Mandal, where the maximum temperature in the State is recorded.

Summer (March to June): The summer months are hot and dry, with temperatures often reaching high levels. This period is characterized by high temperatures and low rainfall.

Monsoon (July to September): The monsoon season brings rainfall to the region. During this period, the district receives the majority of its annual precipitation. The monsoon rains are essential for agriculture and overall water supply.

Post-monsoon/Winter (October to February): After the monsoon season, the region experiences a post-monsoon period, followed by relatively cooler months during winter. The temperatures are milder during this time

Demographics

Religions in Palnadu district (2011)^[7]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			86.73%
Islam			11.30%
Christianity			1.59%
Other or not stated			0.38%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 20,41,723, of which 458,551 (22.46%) lived in urban areas. Palnadu district has a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,75,554 (18.39%) and 1,42,944 (7.00%) of the population respectively.^[2]^: 77–82

Languages of Palnadu district (2011)^[8]

Telugu (87.12%)

Urdu (9.90%)

Lambadi (2.41%)

Others (0.57%)

Politics

There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Palnadu district. The parliamentary constituencies are

Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)

The assembly constituencies are^[9]

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Parliament
85	Pedakurapadu	None	Narasaraopet
96	Chilakaluripet	None
97	Narasaraopet	None
98	Sattenapalle	None
99	Vinukonda	None
100	Gurajala	None
101	Macherla	None

Administrative divisions

Mandals of Palnadu district (Overpass-turbo)

The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Gurazala, Narasaraopet and Sattenapalle, which are further subdivided into a total of 28 mandals.^[10]

Mandals

The list of 28 mandals in Palnadu district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.

Cities and towns

List of towns in Palnadu District
City	Civic status of town	revenue division	population
Narasaraopet	Municipality Grade - 1	Narasaraopet	117,489
Chilakaluripet	Municipality Grade - 1	Narasaraopet	101,398
Piduguralla	Municipality Grade - 2	Gurazala	63,103
Vinukonda	Municipality Grade - 2	Narasaraopet	62,550
Macherla	Municipality Grade - 2	Gurazala	57,290
Sattenapalle	Municipality Grade - 2	Sattenapalle	56,721
Dachepalle	Municipality Grade - 2	Gurazala	36,280
Gurazala	Municipality Grade - 2	Gurazala	30,464

Erstwhile Talukas

Before Formation of mandals, Administration was done through Taluka system.
Guntur District had 8 Talukas in 1971, later in 1978 they were increased to 21 Talukas.
In 1985, Mandal system was created and 57 mandals were formed in the district.
In 2022, with 28 mandals new district was formed.


S.No.	Erstwhile Talukas in 1971	Newly formed Talukas in 1978	Newly formed Mandals in 1985
1	Narsaraopeta	Narsaraopeta	Narasaraopeta, Nakirekallu, Rompicherla,
1	Narsaraopeta	Chilakaluripeta	Chilakaluripeta, Edlapadu, Nadendla, Pedanandipadu [part],
2	Vinukonda	Vinukonda	Vinukonda, Nuzendla, Savalyapuram [part]
2	Vinukonda	Ipur	Ipur, Bollapalle, Savalyapuram [part]
3	Palnadu	Palnadu	Gurajala, Karempudi, Rentachintala [part],
		Macherla	Macherla, Durgi, Veldurthy, Rentachintala [part],
		Piduguralla	Piduguralla, Dachepalle, Machavaram,
4	Sattenapalle	Sattenapalle	Sattenapalle, Phirangipuram, Medikonduru,
		Rajupalem	Rajupalem, Bellamkonda, Muppala, Krosuru [part]
		Talluru	Atchampet, Pedakurapadu, Amaravathi [part], Krosuru [part]

Tourist attractions

Palnadu district tourist attractions (After zooming, move the cursor over icons for more details)

Notable people

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, former Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh, former Union Home Minister and former Governor of Maharashtra
Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy, former Cabinet Minister, former Member of Parliament from Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency, former Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member, from Narasaraopet Assembly constituency
Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya, journalist former Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member, from Sattenapalle Assembly constituency
Brahmanandam Kanneganti, Indian actor
Palanati Brahmanaidu, Palnadu Kingdom
Nayakuralu Nagamma, Palnadu Kingdom
Kaneganti Hanumanthu, Freedom fighter
Gurram Jashuva, Telugu poet
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, former speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and former Minister of Home Affairs

References

^ CPO 2022, p. V.
^ ^a ^b "District Census Hand Book – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
^ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference language was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
^ Gopi Dara (12 November 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: 3 mandals to be shifted to other divisions | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

Books

CPO (2022). District Hand Book of Statistics – Palnadu district (PDF).

External links

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[FOOTNOTECPO2022V-1] CPO 2022, p. V.

[demographics-2] "District Census Hand Book – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[3] Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[4] "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[5] "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[6] "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[religion-7] "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[language-8] Cite error: The named reference language was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[9] "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.

[10] Gopi Dara (12 November 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: 3 mandals to be shifted to other divisions | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

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v t e Palnadu district
District headquarters	Narasaraopet
Revenue divisions	Gurazala Narasaraopet Sattenapalli
Mandals	Amaravathi Atchampet Bellamkonda Bollapalle Chilakaluripet Dachepalle Durgi Edlapadu Gurazala Ipur Karempudi Krosuru Machavaram Macherla Muppalla Nadendla Narasaraopet Nekarikallu Nuzendla Pedakurapadu Piduguralla Rajupalem Rentachintala Rompicherla Sattenapalle Savalyapuram Veldurthi Vinukonda
Cities	Chilakaluripet Narasaraopet
Towns	Dachepalle Gurazala Macherla Piduguralla Sattenapalle Vinukonda
Census towns	None
Lok Sabha constituencies	Narasaraopet
Assembly constituencies	Chilakaluripet Gurazala Macherla Narasaraopet Pedakurapadu Sattenapalle Vinukonda

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