Palnadu district

District in Andhra Pradesh, India

District of Andhra Pradesh in India

Palnadu District

District of Andhra Pradesh

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| P. Arun Babu, I.A.S.[1]
• Superintendent of Police| Kanchi Srinivasa Rao, I.P.S.
• Lok Sabha constituency| Narasaraopet
• MP| Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
• Assembly constituencies| 07
Area

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• Total

| 7,298 km2 (2,818 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[3]

• 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.[4][5][6][7] The district covers most of the Palnadu region.

## Etymology

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Main article: Palnadu § History

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

## Geography

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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 utilisation

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The total geographical area of the district is 730,123 hectares (7,301.23 km2) and 150,759 ha (1,507.59 km2) is covered by forest. The net area sown is 315,650 ha (3,156.5 km2). The total cropped area in the district is 347,114 ha (3,471.14 km2). The area sown more than once during the year is 31,464 ha (314.64 km2).

## Natural resources

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

## Climate

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The normal rainfall of the district is 775.3 mm (30.5 in) 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

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Religions in Palnadu district (2011)[8]

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.[3]: 77–82

Languages of Palnadu district (2011)[9]

1. Telugu (87.12%)
2. Urdu (9.9%)
3. Lambadi (2.41%)
4. Others (0.57%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 87.12% of the population spoke Telugu, 9.90% Urdu and 2.41% Lambadi as their first language.[9]

## Politics

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

* Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)

The assembly constituencies are[10]

#  | Name  | District  | Members  | Party

|
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|
|

85  | Pedakurapadu | Palnadu  | Bhashyam Praveen  |  | Telugu Desam Party
96  | Chilakaluripeta | Prathipati Pulla Rao
97  | Narasaraopeta | Dr. Chadalavada Aravinda Babu
98  | Sattenapalle | Kanna Lakshminarayana
99  | Vinukonda | G. V. Anjaneyulu
100  | Gurajala | Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao
101  | Macherla | Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy

## Administrative divisions

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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.[11]

### Mandals

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

1. Gurazala revenue division
1. Dachepalle
2. Durgi
3. Gurazala
4. Karempudi
5. Machavaram
6. Macherla
7. Piduguralla
8. Rentachintala
9. Veldurthi
2. Narasaraopet revenue division
1. Bollapalle
2. Chilakaluripeta
3. Edlapadu
4. Ipur
5. Nadendla
6. Narasaraopet
7. Nuzendla
8. Rompicherla
9. Savalyapuram
10. Vinukonda
3. Sattenapalli revenue division
1. Amaravathi
2. Atchampet
3. Bellamkonda
4. Krosuru
5. Muppalla
6. Nekarikallu
7. Pedakurapadu
8. Rajupalem
9. Sattenapalli

## Cities and towns

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List of towns in Palnadu District  City | Civic status of town | revenue division | population

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|
|

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

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* 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

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|
|

1  | Narsaraopeta  | Narsaraopeta  | Narasaraopeta, Nakirekallu, Rompicherla,
Chilakaluripeta  | Chilakaluripeta, Edlapadu, Nadendla, Pedanandipadu [part],
2  | Vinukonda  | Vinukonda  | Vinukonda, Nuzendla, Savalyapuram [part]
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

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

* Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
* Kotappakonda
* Ethipothala Falls
* Kondaveedu Fort

## Notable people

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* Palanati Brahmanaidu, Palnadu Kingdom
* Nayakuralu Nagamma, Palnadu Kingdom
* Kaneganti Hanumanthu, freedom fighter
* Gurram Jashuva, poet
* Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, 3rd Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh & 11th Union Minister of Home Affairs and served as Governor of Maharashtra and Other States
* Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy, 8th Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh and Education minister in Anjaiah's Cabinet
* Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, 1st Speaker of Andhra pradesh Legislative Assembly and former home minister
* Vavilala Gopalakrishnayya, journalist and he was elected to the assembly
* Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy, Former Cabinet Minister of United Andhra Pradesh
* Brahmanandam Kanneganti, Indian actor, popular telugu cinema comedian

## References

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1. ^ https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/
2. ^ CPO 2022, p. V.
3. ^ a b "District Census Hand Book – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
7. ^ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
8. ^ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
9. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
10. ^ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
11. ^ 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

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

## External links

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Palnadu district at Wikipedia's sister projects

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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

* v
* t
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State of Andhra Pradesh

Capital: Amaravati

Topics|

* History
* Geography
* Government
* Language
* People
* Demographics
* Culture
* Economy
* Politics
* Education
* Cuisine
* Cinema
* Tourism
* Sports
* Transport

Symbols|

Song
Maa Telugu Thalliki
Language
Telugu
Dance
Kuchipudi
Sport
Kabaddi
Animal
Blackbuck
Bird
Rose-ringed parakeet
Fish
Great Snakehead
Flower
Jasmine
Fruit
Banginapalli Mango
Tree
Neem

Regions|

* North Andhra
* Coastal Andhra
* Rayalaseema

Districts|

* Alluri Sitharama Raju
* Anakapalli
* Anantapur
* Annamayya
* Bapatla
* Chittoor
* East Godavari
* Eluru
* Guntur
* Kadapa
* Kakinada
* Konaseema
* Krishna
* Kurnool
* Nandyal
* NTR
* Palnadu
* Parvathipuram Manyam
* Prakasam
* Nellore
* Srikakulam
* Sri Sathya Sai
* Tirupati
* Visakhapatnam
* Vizianagaram
* West Godavari

Metropolis|

* Visakhapatnam
* Vijayawada

Cities|

* Adoni
* Anantapur
* Bhimavaram
* Chilakaluripet
* Chittoor
* Dharmavaram
* Kadiri
* Eluru
* Gudivada
* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Hindupur
* Kadapa
* Kakinada
* Kurnool
* Machilipatnam
* Madanapalle
* Nandyal
* Narasaraopet
* Nellore
* Nuzvid
* Ongole
* Palakollu
* Proddatur
* Rajahmundry
* Srikakulam
* Tadepalligudem
* Tadipatri
* Tenali
* Tirupati
* Tuni
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam
* Vizianagaram

Transport|

* Airports
* Railways
* Roadways
* Seaports

Tourism|

* Dams
* Forts
* Lakes
* National parks
* Hindu temples
* Churches
* Wildlife sanctuaries
* Waterfalls

History|

* Satavahana dynasty
* Andhra Ikshvaku
* Ananda Gotrika
* Salankayana dynasty
* Vishnukundina dynasty
* Pallava dynasty
* Eastern Chalukyas
* Kakatiya dynasty
* Velanati Chodas
* Musunuri Nayakas
* Vijayanagara Empire
* Eastern Ganga dynasty
* Reddi kingdom
* Qutb Shahi dynasty
* Asaf Jahi dynasty

Related lists|

* List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population
* List of urban agglomerations in Andhra Pradesh
* List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh
* List of urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh
* List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh

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