Hiramandalam
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Hiramandalam
హీరమండలం | |
|---|---|
 Hiramandalam Road at Dannanapeta | |
  Hiramandalam Location in Orissa, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°40′00″N 83°57′00″E / 18.6667°N 83.9500°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,603 |
| • Density | 2,590/km2 (6,710/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 532 459 |
| Vehicle Registration | OD-18 [2] |
Hiramandalam is a census town and mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[3] It is located on the banks of the Vamsadhara River, and is the site of the B.R.R. Vamsadhara Project and the Gotta barrage, which together provide irrigation to large parts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.[4][5]
Hiramandalam is located at 18°40′00″N 83°57′00″E / 18.6667°N 83.9500°E.[6] It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet).
Demographics
According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Hiramandalam mandal is as follows:
- Total Population: 46,204 in 11,055 Households
- Male Population: 22,954 and Female Population: 23,250
F > M
- Children Under 6 Yrs: 6,347 (Boys - 3,162 and Girls - 3,185)
F > M
- Total Literates: 22,780
Constituency
The town of Hiramandalam is a part of Pathapatnam Assembly Constituency and Srikakulam Lok Sabha Constituency.
Education
Irrigation and Projects
Hiramandalam is closely associated with the B.R.R. Vamsadhara Project, one of the major irrigation schemes in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The project was initiated in the 1970s to utilize the waters of the Vamsadhara River.
Stage I involved the construction of the Gotta barrage near Hiramandalam and a Left Main Canal about 104 km long, designed to irrigate nearly 148,230 acres across 398 villages in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.[9]
Stage II Phase I extended irrigation to another 62,280 acres through the Right Main Canal, with Hiramandalam mandal among the beneficiaries.[10]
Stage II Phase II envisages the construction of the Hiramandalam Reservoir, with a proposed storage capacity of about 19 TMC, and a side weir at Katragadda to divert floodwaters from the Vamsadhara into the reservoir. This phase aims to stabilize irrigation over 45,000 acres and supplement both Left and Right Main Canals.[11]
In 2022, the Government of Andhra Pradesh approved a lift irrigation project to channel water from the Gotta barrage into the Hiramandalam reservoir through a 600-metre pipeline. The project, estimated at ₹135 crore, is expected to stabilize irrigation over 210,000 acres and provide drinking water to about 1,500 villages.[12]