Biccavolu mandal
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Biccavolu mandal | |
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.svg)  Biccavolu mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°57′00″N 82°03′00″E / 16.9500°N 82.0500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| Headquarters | Biccavolu |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mandal Parishad |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.58 km2 (38.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 70,277 |
| • Density | 698.72/km2 (1,809.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Biccavolu mandal is one of the 19 mandals[3] in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Rajahmundry revenue division and the headquarters are located at Biccavolu village.[1][4] Biccavolu Mandal is bounded by Rayavaram Mandal towards South, Pedapudi Mandal towards East, Anaparthy Mandal towards west, Ramachandrapuram Mandal towards north .[5] It is located ata distance of 41 kilometres from Rajahhmundry.
As of 2011[update] census, the mandal had a population of 67,717 with 17,478 Households. The total population constitute, 33,642 males and 34,075 females, Average sex ratio of Biccavolu mandal is 1026 females per 1000 males. 6,952 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,512 are boys and 3,440 are girls. Children sex ratio of Biccavolu is 979.[clarification needed] The average literacy rate stands at 68.31% of which male has 72.36% and female has 72.36%.[2]
Governance
Administration
As of 2011[update] census, the mandal has twenty revenue villages, thirteen gram panchayats, of which all of them are villages.[1] Rallakhandrika is the smallest Village and Biccavolu is the biggest Village in terms of population.[4][6]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
- Arikarevula
- Biccavolu
- Balabhadrapuram
- Biccavolu
- Illapalle
- Kapavaram
- Komaripalem
- Konkuduru
- Melluru
- Pandalapaka
- Rangapuram
- Thummalapalle
- Tossipudi
- Voolapalle
Note: M-Municipality, OG-Out Growth[7]
Politics
Biccavolu mandal is one of the mandals under Anaparthy (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Rajahmundry (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.[8]