Wikipedia:WikiProject Andhra Pradesh/Districts update - 2026
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Andhra Pradesh was reorganised with districts count increasing from 26 to 28 w.e.f 31 December 2025.[1] English Wikipedia articles relating to Andhra Pradesh require updation using a systematic approach. All contributors are invited to participate in this initiative, by editing, verifying, and engaging in discussions on the relevant talk pages. Project management efforts from the users has been made very simple, such as adding a tick mark, and progress tracking has been simplified using tools.

Project was initiated on 10 Feb 2026. It was completed on 17 May 2026. A total of 1199 articles were updated to reflect the current district and also fix/update errors in categories. 290 Wikipedians contributed to the initiative, with maximum involvement from User:Arjunaraoc (project initiator and coordinator) and User:RandomRams, who extensively worked across English and Telugu Wikipedias and Wikidata. For lessons learnt, please see the Learnings section
History
Districts update - 2023 with focus on district pages only
Scope
Village article creation trend over the years is shown in figure.
Data at c:Data:Andhra_Pradesh/districts_update_2026/new_village_articles.tab from quarry query, using pagepile created with petscan query and stored as wikitext in a user namespace file used in quarry query. Total articles: 2232; Kanipakam creation timestamp 20040414050913, and Madanur creation_timestamp 20260516190218 View chart definition.
Top creators of village pages (>=10) are
| actor_name | Count - actor_name |
|---|---|
| Sumibot | 238 |
| Rushi1122334455 | 217 |
| I.Mahesh | 145 |
| Sumanthk | 134 |
| Rajasekhar1961 | 132 |
| Sonusunny | 43 |
| Vin09 | 35 |
| Bay of Bengal | 28 |
| IP_USER | 26 |
| Lab125 | 24 |
| Kb755 | 18 |
| Ramesh Ramaiah | 15 |
| Ganeshbot | 11 |
| Jeevan naidu | 10 |
The above includes IP users who added 26 articles. In addition 1045 editors created the remaining 1156 articles (2232-1076)
Map changes
Locator map of Andhra Pradesh
Locator maps of districts in Andhra Pradesh
District map plain
District map colored
- Locator map of Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh districts colored English svg
- Andhra Pradesh districts plain English text editable svg
Article changes
Estimate before project
District name changes with citation from resources section where the mandal name appears in the article where required for all relevant articles of Andhra Pradesh The initial list is made using manually and through GIS analysis of article by their coordinates in the impacted area. Quarry query for impacted articles : 315 articles as of 13 Feb 2026. This list may not be complete, as some articles spanning a large area such as assembly constituency, parliamentary constituency articles may be represented by the major town/city from geo coordinate angle. If you come across any such additions, please add to the list and also add them in the respective progress status in this page for tracking.
- Approximate total geo articles of Andhra Pradesh:
- Pages in main space linking to Andhra Pradesh locator file : 2548 articles as of 13 Feb 2026
- Impacted article percentage= 315/2548 or 12.3%
Actual after project
Total as on 16 May 2026: 1199 Impacted article percentage= 1199/2548 or 47.06%
Example updated pages
- Prakasam district :Changes include: Infobox: Pictures updated, Demographics commented in infobox. Honorifics of Collector, SP removed. Historical population table is moved to history section, as the district has undergone two changes. Mandals sorted and formatted, Adjacent places box shown expanded, Prakasam district navigation bar made the first. Content relating to earlier district modified to reflect the changes. Population section reformatted to show data for undivided district, 2022 restructure. Other infographics titles updated to show as manually computed for 2022 data. Notable people left untouched as these need to be incorporated into relevant sections for a good article nomination criteria.
- Kandukur revenue division: Added citation to reflect changes.
- Addanki mandal: Lead updated to reflect the district
- Komminenivaripalem: No update, as the 2022 district change to Bapatla district was not updated and the village is back to Prakasam district.
- Ongole Lok Sabha constituency: Assembly segment winners information removed for easier future maintainability. Lead updated to reflect new districts.
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- Arjunaraoc (talk) 15:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)(Initiator date 10 Feb 2026)
Agile project sprints
Sprints are monthly. Metrics are updated weekly and monthly. User statistics include only permanent human accounts. Edits include general maintenance edits also.
- Dec 2025 (30-31 Dec 2025) and Jan 2026 till 10 Feb 2026: Work done before project initiation
- Sprint-202602 (10 Feb 2026- 28 Feb 2026) completed
- Sprint-202603 completed
- Sprint-202604 completed
- Sprint-202605 completed
- Project end: 17 May 2026
Project statistics
Update instructions:Update Wikipedia:WikiProject Andhra Pradesh/Districts update - 2026/pages to be edited for district update 2026 and run queries mentioned
Agile project launch date: 02/10/2026 (Feb 10 2026);Target pages at the least 336; Data at c:Data:Andhra_Pradesh/districts_update_2026/progress_by_week.tab from quarry query View chart definition.
Weekly status at a glance
Note:Bot accounts and temp accounts excluded
Update date: 17 May 2026
- Total pages: 1199 (query)
- Pages edited: 1199 (AP districts project - From start till date - edited)
- Pages ticked as updated in this article: 1199 (could be more than pages edited if no changes were needed in some articles due to edits by temp accounts or because earlier reorg changes which were not reflected and got nullified by the later reorg changes)
- Pages yet to be edited: 0 (Query for list of pages yet to be edited (For district change info see the following sections))
- Pages edited: 1199 (AP districts project - From start till date - edited)
- Total editors: 290 (from the weekly updated chart)
- Editors who edited at least 5 pages: 36 (query)
Monthly status
Data source: quarry query Download results as wikitable for updation below.
| report_month | total_edits | pages_edited | editors | cumulative_distinct_pages | cumulative_distinct_editors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05 (as on 17 May 2026) | 977 | 714 | 54 | 1199 | 290 |
| 2026-04 | 823 | 474 | 73 | 743 | 265 |
| 2026-03 | 500 | 202 | 84 | 399 | 224 |
| 2026-02 | 908 | 216 | 81 | 282 | 170 |
| 2026-01 | 336 | 105 | 103 | 120 | 107 |
| 2025-12 | 81 | 29 | 8 | 29 | 8 |
Contributors ranked based on number of pages edited : Check query after each month, fork and run if it is not updated.
Update status
Use {{tick}} at the beginning of the line when the updates for relevant page(s) are done. Please note that pages directly impacted at district, revenue and mandal changes are listed with direct article links, while one section caters to all other relevant articles direct links grouped by their current district (for example villages).
District, Revenue division ,mandal impacted by mandal changes across districts (incoming)
- 19 districts out of 26 existing earlier or about 73% were changed.
- 63 mandals out of 679 mandals or about 9% were moved to a different district.
Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Annamayya district
- From Chittoor district
Madanapalle revenue division
- Chowdepalle
- Punganur
Piler revenue division
- Sadum
- Somala
- From Chittoor district
Bapatla district
Chittoor district
East Godavari district
- From Dr BRA Konaseema district
Kadapa district
- From Annamayya district
Rajampeta revenue division
- Rajampeta
- Nandalur
- Veeraballi
- T. Sundupalle
- From Annamayya district
Konaseema district
Markapuram district
- From Prakasam district
Kanigiri revenue division
- Chandrasekharapuram
- Hanumanthunipadu
- Kanigiri
Pamuru- Pedacherlopalle
- Veligandla
Markapuram revenue division
- Ardhaveedu
- Bestavaripeta
Cumbum- Dornala
- Giddalur
- Komarolu
- Konakanamitla
- Markapuram
- Pedda Araveedu
- Podili
- Pullalacheruvu
- Racherla
- Tarlupadu
- Tripuranthakam
- Yerragondapalem
- From Prakasam district
Nellore district
Kavali revenue division- From Tirupati district
Polavaram district
- From Alluri Sithrarama Raju district
Chinturu revenue division
Chinturu- Etapaka
- Kunavaram
- Vara Ramachandrapuram
Rampachodavaram revenue division
Addateegala
Devipatnam
Gangavaram- Gurtedu
Maredumilli
Rajavommangi- Rampachodavaram
Y. Ramavaram
- From Alluri Sithrarama Raju district
Prakasam district
- From Bapatla district
Addanki revenue division
- Korisapadu
- J. Panguluru
Addanki
Ballikurava- Santhamaguluru
- From SPSR Nellore district
Kandukur revenue division
- Kandukur
Lingasamudram- Gudluru
- Ulavapadu
- Voletivaripalem
Ongole revenue division
- From Bapatla district
Tirupati district
- From Annamayya district
Revenue division, mandal, or other changes impacted by Government orders part of Districts restructure - 2026
Anakapalli district
Anakapalli revenue division
- Cheedikada mandal
Adduroad Junction revenue division (new)
- Atchutapuram
- Elamanchili
- Kotauratla
- Nakkapalli
Payakaraopeta- Rambilli
- S. Rayavaram
Narsipatnam revenue division
Kakinada district
Kurnool district
- Adoni mandal
Adoni Urban mandal
Adoni Rural mandal
Nandyal district
Banaganapalle revenue division (new)
- Banaganapalli
Kolimigundla- Koilkuntla
Owk- Sanjamala
Nandyal revenue division
Dhone revenue division
Srikakulam district
Tekkali revenue division
- Nandigam mandal
Palasa revenue division
Sri Sathya Sai district
West Godavari district
District articles which may need changes like borders
GIS identified geo articles related to changes in districts
Articles are grouped under the current district as section heading, with previous district shown in brackets after the article name. Check carefully whether the district change is correct by using mandal details, as the data below could be erroneous for articles near the district borders. After the article is updated, add {{tick}} after the # mark only corresponding to the article.
Annamayya district
Ammagari Palle (Chittoor)
Chowdepalle (Chittoor)
Gongivaripalli (Chittoor)
Pottemvari palli (Chittoor)
Punganur (Chittoor)
Sodam (Chittoor)
Somala (Chittoor)
East Godavari district
Angara, East Godavari district (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Arthamuru (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Chelluru (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Dwarapudi railway station (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Kesavaram railway station (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Mahendrawada (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Mandapeta (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Pasalapudi (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Rayavaram, East Godavari district (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Someswaram (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Tatapudi (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Vedurupaka (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema)
Kadapa district
Attirala (Annamayya)
Kumpinipuram (Annamayya)
Nandalur (Annamayya)
Rajampet (Annamayya)
Sri Soumyanatha Swamy Temple (Nandalur) (Annamayya)
T. Sundupalle (Annamayya)
Tallapaka, Andhra Pradesh (Annamayya)
Veeraballi (Annamayya)
Markapuram district
Amudalapalle, Prakasam district (Prakasam)
Ardhaveedu (Prakasam)
Atchampeta, Prakasam district (Prakasam)
Bestavaripeta (Prakasam)
Bhairavakona (Prakasam)
Chandrasekharapuram (Prakasam)
Cherlo Donakonda (Prakasam)
Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh (Prakasam)
Diguvametta (Prakasam)
Dornala (Prakasam)
Dupadu (Prakasam)
Gajjala Konda (Prakasam)
Ganapavaram, Prakasam district (Prakasam)
Gangampalli (Prakasam)
Giddaluru (Prakasam)
Gowthavaram (Prakasam)
Hanumanthunipadu (Prakasam)
Irasalagundam (Prakasam)
Kambaladinne (Prakasam)
Kanigiri (Prakasam)
Komarolu (Prakasam)
Konakanamitla (Prakasam)
Kunchepalli (Prakasam)
Mallavaram, Prakasam district (Prakasam)
Markapur Road railway station (Prakasam)
Markapuram (Prakasam)
Mukthapuram (Prakasam)
Palugunti palli (Prakasam)
Pamur (Prakasam)
Peda Araveedu (Prakasam)
Peda Bommalapuram (Prakasam)
Pedacherlopalle (Prakasam)
Podili (Prakasam)
Pullalacheruvu (Prakasam)
Racherla (Prakasam)
Rayavaram (Markapur mandal) (Prakasam)
Talamalla (Prakasam)
Tarlupadu (Prakasam)
Tripuranthakam (Prakasam)
Veligandla (Prakasam)
Yerragondapalem (Prakasam)
Nellore district
Chennur, Nellore district (Tirupati)
Chillakur (Tirupati)
Gudur Junction railway station (Tirupati)
Gudur mandal, SPSR Nellore district (Tirupati)
Gudur (Tirupati)
Kota, Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati)
Mittatmakur (Tirupati)
Nellatur (Tirupati)
Thippavarappadu (Tirupati)
Polavaram district
Addateegala (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Allurigedda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Aminabada, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Ammirekala (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Ananthagiri, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Annampalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Antilova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Babbilova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Badadanampalle (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Banda, East Godavari district (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Bandigedda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Bheemudugadda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Boddagondi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Boddagunta (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Boddapalle (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Bornagudem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Bullojupalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Buradavalasa (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Buruguwada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Busikota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chamagedda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chanaganuru (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chaparai (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chavitidibbalu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chervukommupalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chikilinta (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chilakaveedhilanka (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chinavulempadu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chinta Koyya (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chinthakarrapalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Chinthalapudi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
D. Mamidivada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dabbamamidi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dadalikavada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dalipadu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Daragedda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Daralova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Devaramadugula (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Devipatnam (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Donarai (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Donelapalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Donkarai (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Donkarayi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dorawada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dubela, Gurtedu mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dumpavalasa (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Dusaripamu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Edlakonda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
G.Vattigedda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Gaduvakurthi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Gandempalle (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Godugurayi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Gondikota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Goppulathotamamidi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Goramanda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Gummarapalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Gurtedu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Indukuru (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Irlavada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Jaddangi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Jajigedda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Jajivalasa (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Jalagalova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Jangalathota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
K. Yerragonda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kadarikota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kallepugonda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kanatalabanda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kanivada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kappalabanda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Karnikota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Karudevipalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kindra, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kokitagondi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Komarapuram (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Komaravaram, Y. Ramavaram Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kondamodalu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kondapalle, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Koppulakota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Koramatigondi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kota, Y. Ramavaram Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kothapakalu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kunavaram (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Kunkumamidi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Labbarthi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Lagarayi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Lododdi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Mangampadu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Maredubaka, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Mulasalapalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Munagalapudi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Muvvalavada (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nagalova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nakkalapadu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nakkarathipalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nellikota (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nellimetla (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nellipaka (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nulakamamidi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Nuvvugantipalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
P. Yerragonda (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Paidiputta (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Panasalapalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Panasalova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Pasaruginne (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Pedavulempadu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Perikivalasa (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Polamanugondi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Poolova (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Rampachodavaram (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Singampalle, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Surampalem, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Thantikonda, Rajavommangi Mandal (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Thoyyeru (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Urlakulapadu (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Vanchangi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Vatangi (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Velagalapalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Vogipalem (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Y. Ramavaram (Alluri Sitharama Raju)
Prakasam district
Addanki (Bapatla)
Anubroluvaripalem (Bapatla)
Ballikurava (Bapatla)
Basireddy Palem (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Chandaluru (Bapatla)
Dhenuva Konda (Bapatla)
Gudluru (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Janakavaram Panguluru (Bapatla)
K. Rajupalem, Prakasam district (Bapatla)
Kammavaripalem, Prakasam district (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Kandukur (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Kandukur mandal (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Komminenivaripalem (Bapatla)
Kondamuru (Bapatla)
Konidena (Bapatla)
Kopperapalem, Bapatla district (Bapatla)
Korisapadu (Bapatla)
Kotha Reddy Palem (Bapatla)
Kovur, Prakasam district (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Lingasamudram (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Maddipadu mandal (Bapatla)
Attintivaripalem (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Pamidipadu (Bapatla)
Pokuru (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Ramayapatnam (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Sakhavaram (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Santhamaguluru (Bapatla)
Ulavapadu (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
V. Kopperapadu (Bapatla)
Voletivaripalem (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Tirupati district
Chitvel (Annamayya)
Kodur (East) (Annamayya)
Pedduru, Kadapa district (Annamayya)
Penagalur (Annamayya)
Pullampeta (Annamayya)
Puttanavari Palli (Annamayya)
Railway Koduru (Annamayya)
Incorrectly identified entities
Move from the earlier section as it could be due to wrong coordinates
Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Swamy Devasthanam (Tirumala Tholi Gadapa) (Kadapa)
Rajupalem, Guntur district (Guntur)
Narrawada (SPSR Nellore)
Kondapuram mandal, Nellore district (Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore)
Latchireddipalem (Kakinada)
Kondapalle, East Godavari district (Kakinada)
Jalluru (Kakinada)
Garalamadugu (Tirupati)
Manually identified articles
State level
Regions of Andhra Pradesh
Revenue divisions
Lok Sabha constituencies
Assembly constituencies
Addanki Assembly constituency
Araku Lok Sabha constituency
Kanigiri Assembly constituency
Kandukur Assembly constituency
Kodur Assembly constituency
Punganur Assembly constituency
Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency
Rampachodavaram Assembly constituency
Yerragondapalem Assembly constituency
Santhanuthalapadu Assembly constituency
Repalle Assembly constituency
Vemuru Assembly constituency
Adoni Assembly constituency
Gudur Assembly constituency
Panyam Assembly constituency
Anaparthy Assembly constituency
Gopalapuram Assembly constituency
Nidadavole Assembly constituency
Mandals
Parchur mandal
Yeddanapudi mandal
Ongole Urban mandal
Ongole Rural mandal
Ongole mandal
Chittoor Urban mandal
Chittoor Rural mandal
Chittoor mandal
Anantapur Urban mandal
Anantapur Rural mandal
Anantapuramu mandal
Nandyal Urban mandal
Nandyal Rural mandal
Nellore urban mandal
Nellore rural mandal
Nellore mandal
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Inkollu
Parchur
Martur
Yerradoddipalli
Tallapudi
Jammalamadaka
Chendurthi
Chintapalli, Karempudi
Takkellapadu, Kanigiri mandal
Cheruvu Kommu Palem, Ongole mandal
Podagatlapalli
Mogadalapadu
Kilesapuram
Challavaripalli
Maddikera Agraharam
Namagiri Narendrapatnam
Krapa, Ainavilli
Yadavuru
Ramapuram, Duvvur mandal
Ganapavaram, West Godavari district
Amarapuram
Rolla
Kantabamsuguda
Golagam
Mulakuddu
Peda Boddepalle
Atchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion
Hope Island (India)
Kakinada Port railway station
Kakinada Port
Kakinada Town railway station
Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line
Prolunadu
Tirupati Airport
Yadamvaripalli
Chinnagottigallu
Sri Sathya Sai Airport
Chintalapalle
Chennampalli Fort
Chapirevula
Chanugondla
Bugganipalle
Belum Caves
Banganapalle State
Ahobilam
Erramala
Gadigarevula
Gulladurthy
Gunthanala
Injedu
Jwalapuram
Kakanur
Kambagiri Swamy temple
Kanakadripalli
Karimaddela
Konidela, Nandyal district
Madhavaram, Nandyal
Maseedupuram
Mittakandala
Nandavaram
Nallamala Hills
Nandyal railway station
Narsipalle
Pesaravai
Poluru
Pothireddypadu Reservoir
Pottipadu
R.Pampalli
Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary
Sambavaram
Sangameswaram
Sreepathi Rao Peta
Srisailam Dam
Srisailam mandal
State Highway 53 (Andhra Pradesh)
Vadla Ramapuram
Yaganti temple
Yagantipalle
Boyakonda Gangamma
Chembakur
Gurramkonda Fort
Kosuvaripalle
Madibaka
Manchuru
Marrimakula Kandriga
Marripadu, Annamayya district
Palamaner Kuppam Madanapalle Urban Development Authority
Rachavetivaripalle
Samakotavari palle
Siddeswara kshetram
Siva Temple, Punganur
Kurabalakota
Sri Santhana Venugopala Swamy Temple, Thettu
The Peepal Grove School
Valasapalle
Valeesvarar Temple, Karikkarai
Venkata Rajula Kandriga
A. Kothapalli
Adivarapupeta
Annavaram railway station
Antarvedipalem
Aratlakatta
Batlapalem
Bhimakrosupalem
Borrampalem
Tirupati, Kakinada district
Padala
Palacherla
Chadalada
Hukumpeta
Chodavaram, Konaseema district
Ganti Pedapudi
Gummileru
Jonnada
Kandikuppa
Kandulapalem
Kondukuduru
Magatapalli
Mukkamala, Konaseema district
Mulikipalle
Munganda
Nadavapalli
Nagaram, Mamidikuduru mandal
Narasapurapupeta
Nedunuru
Pallamkurru
Pedapalla
Pedapatnamlanka
Penikeru
Pinapalla
Ponnamanda
Pothukurru
Rameswaram, Konaseema district
Sanapallilanka
Sandhipudi
Sivala, Konaseema district
T. Kothapalli
Ubalanka
Yedurulanka
Chandramampalle
Chepuru
Chinabrahmadevam
Chollangi
Chollangi Peta, Kakinada district
Divili
G. Ragampeta
Gorinta
Gudivada, Kakinada district
Kaikavolu
Kandrakota
Karakuduru
Karapa
Kattamuru
Kattipudi
Kotananduru
Madhavapatnam
MallePalli
Marlava
Neelapalle
Nemam
P. Mallavaram
Panasapadu
Pedapudi
Pedduru, Kakinada District
Prathipadu, Kakinada district
Pulimeru
Rayabhupalapatnam
Repuru
Sayyadwada
Sirivada
Thammavaram
Thimmapuram, Kakinada mandal
Uppada
Vadlamuru
Velangi
Georgepeta
Indrapalem
J. Thimmapuram
Nayakampalli
R.B.Kothuru
Ramaraopet
Sarpavaram
Thallarevu
Turupu Pakalu
Ulimeswaram
Uppada Jamdani sari
Valasapakala
Valu Thimmapuram
Chemudulanka
Koppigunta
Muramalla
Mutyalapalem
Nagullanka
Pulletikurru
Ramarajulanka
Thondavaram
Vegayammapeta
Chandrampalem railway station
Diocese of Eluru
Durgada Gate railway station
Gollaprolu railway station
Gudaparti railway station
Hamsavahini Vidyalaya
Hamsavaram railway station
Kakinada Urban Development Authority
Koringa River
Kotipalli railway station
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi
Mallavaram railway station
Medapadu railway station
Papikonda National Park
Paramjyoti Public School
Pasarlapudi blowout
Peddabrahmadevam railway station
Pithapuram railway station
Polavaram Project
Rajamahendravaram Urban Development Authority
Ravva oil field
Samalkot Junction railway station
Sarada Vidyalayam
State Highway 102 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 40 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 41 (Andhra Pradesh)
Timmapuram railway station
Tuni railway station, Andhra Pradesh
Uppada Beach
Vemulawada, Kakinada district
Velpuru
Amudalachalaka
Bhogole, Eluru district
Chintampalle
Devulapalle
Dharmajigudem
Dorasanipadu
Jeelakarra Gudem
Jeelugumilli
Kaikaram
Konijerla, Eluru district
Makkinavarigudem
Nidamarru
Pangidigudem, Dwarakatirumala mandal
Powerpet
Pragadavaram
Tallamudi
Yadavilli, Eluru district
Ananthapalli
Bobbarlanka, East Godavari district
Brahmanagudem
Chodavaram, Nallajerla mandal
Daravaram
Khandavalli
Kotasattemma Temple, Nidadavolu
Mukkamala, Peravali mandal
Nallajerla
Pallantlai
Peravali
Pothavaram
Usulumarru
Vijjeswaram
Ballipadu, Tallapudi
Chidipi
Devarapalle, East Godavari district
Gopalapuram, East Godavari district
Kalavalapalli
Kavuluru, Nallajerla mandal
Kurukuru
Markundapadu
Nabipeta
Nidadavolu
Prakasaraopalem
Velagadurru
Yernagudem
Badampudi
Badampudi railway station
Buttayagudem
Eluru railway station
Garlamadugu
Grand National Trunk road
Gunnampalli
Koyyalagudem, Eluru district
Madhavaram, Eluru
Pattiseema
Pedakadimi
Powerpet railway station
Velagalapalli
List of villages in West Godavari district
Bhimadole bus station
Brahmanagudem railway station
Maddi Anjaneya Temple
Kolleru Lake
Kinnerasani River
Godavari Bridge
Godavari Arch Bridge
Exhibition Ground, Eluru
Chebrolu, Eluru district
Chagallu railway station
Gundupillar
State Highway 42 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 43 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 44 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tammileru
Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema
Venkateswara Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala
Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line
Yerrakaluva
Adusumalli
Keerthivaripalem
Donakonda Airport
Metlavaripalem
Nagandla
Nakkalapalem
Ramayapalem, Peda Araveedu
Veerannapalem
Vinjanampadu, Bapatla district
Yeddanapudi
Chinthagumpalli
Chirala
Ipurupalem
Karamchedu
Kolalapudi
Kunkalamarru
Nagulapalem
Pothukatla
Saraswata Niketanam
Sudivari palem
Themidithapadu
Valaparla
Vetapalem
B. Cherlopalli
Bitragunta railway station
Chalappalem
Chirala railway station
List of villages in Prakasam district
Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple
Ramayapatnam Beach
State Highway 45 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 48 (Andhra Pradesh)
Telia Rumal
Velanadu
Veligonda Project
Vodarevu Beach
Chandavaram
Chinnamandem
Endapalli, Annamayya district
Kondam Palli
Lakkireddipalle
Lakshmigari Palli
Pathagollapalle
Pedda Orampadu
Annamayya Urban Development Authority
List of villages in Kadapa district
Madhavaram, Annamayya
R. Rachapalli
Sambepalle
State Highway 34 (Andhra Pradesh)
Tungabhadra Pushkaralu
Others-2
(non redirects)
Marlagunta
Kokkupalem
D. Velampalli
Nelapattu
Doravarisatram
Periyavaram
Prakasam–Nellore–Chittoor Graduates constituency
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Ramapuram, Tirupati district
Daggavolu
Dugarajapatnam Port
Venadu, Tada mandal
Epic of Katamaraju
Koneti Raju Palem
Mangalampadu
Menakuru
Nadari River
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam section
Indukurupeta mandal
Ramayapatnam Lighthouse
Venkatagiri sari
Isukapalli
Kavali, Vizianagaram district
Medamarthy
Purli
Regadi
Sankili, Vizianagaram district
Vannali
Talada, Parvathipuram Manyam district
Vaddangi
GMR Institute of Technology
Chinna Rajulagumada
Vangara, Vizianagaram district
Sarasanapalli
Srikakulam Urban Development Authority
State Highway 36 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 37 (Andhra Pradesh)
Vunukuru
Appalakunta
Beerepalli, Hindupur mandal
Kurli, Talupula mandal
Kurubavandla palli
Munimadugu
Naginayani Cheruvu Thanda
Nalluru, Roddam mandal
Reddipalli
Talamarla
Yenumulapalle
Anantapuramu–Hindupur Urban Development Authority
Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Kodigenahalli
Appalavandla palli
Chitravathi River
Dharmavaram silk sari
Gollapalli Reservoir
Kia India
List of tourist attractions in Anantapur district
NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park
Nagulamadaka
Palkonda Hills
Ramapuram, Kanaganapalli
Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam railway station
Smt. Eashwaramma English Medium School
Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Alapadu
Alluru, Mudinepalli mandal
Bhujabalapatnam
Chanubanda
Dakaram
Gogulampadu
Hanumanthunigudem
Janardhanavaram
Jangamgudem
Kallapalem
Komarru
Kommuru
Krishnavaram
Lingala, Mandavalli mandal
Mandavalli
Musunuru
Palavaram, Eluru district
Pallerlamudi
Pallevada
Pothareddy Palli
Pulaparru
Sanarudravaram
Somavaram, Chatrai mandal
Vadali, Eluru district
Akkapalem
Bobbellapadu
Chintalapadu, Tiruvuru mandal
Dechupalem
Dodda Devarapadu
Ithavaram
Jammavaram
Jawaharlal Nehru Auto Nagar Industrial Estate, Vijayawada
Kakaravai
Kammavaripalem, Nandigama mandal
Kanneveedu
Kavuluru
Kudapa
Kunaparaju Parava
Lingala, Vatsavai mandal
Mangollu
Mogalrajapuram
Mundlapadu
Nidamanuru, Vijayawada
Pochavaram
Tadepalli, Vijayawada Rural mandal
Telladevarapalli
Vatsavai
Velagaleru
Vellanki, Veerulapadu mandal
Atapaka
Chatrai
Gullapudi
K Kothagudem
Kaikaluru
Kolletikota
Korlagunta
Korukollu
Kotapadu
Krishnaraoalem
Little Flower School, Mudinepalli
Mattagunta
Mudinepalli
Nuzvid
Peddintlamma Temple, Kolletikota
Pothumarru
Putlacheruvu
Ramanakkapeta
Vaivaka
Venkatadripuram
ACA–KDCA Cricket Ground
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Krishnapatnam railway station
Nidamanuru railway station
Akkanna Madanna Caves
Bhavani Island
Kanaka Durga Temple
Mogalrajapuram Caves
Paritala Anjaneya Temple
Vedadri Narasimha Temple
Allurupadu
Anasagaram
Anigandlapadu
Balusupadu
Chandrala, Mylavaram mandal
Chilukurivarigudem
Erramadu
Maremanda
Penuganchiprolu
Pokkunuru
Putrela
Vavilala
Kallamvaripalem
List of villages in Krishna district
Machilipatnam North mandal
Machilipatnam South mandal
Machilipatnam revenue division
Mekavaripalem
Mulalanka
Munneru River
Vijayawada–Hyderabad Expressway
State Highway 63 (Andhra Pradesh)
Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education
Punugulu
Others-3(undivided Guntur)
Amruthalur
Ananthavaram, Kollur mandal
Appikatla
Bapatla
Bapatla East
Bapatla West
Bethapudi
Bhattiprolu
Bhattiprolu railway station
Bhavanarayana Temple, Bapatla
Buddam, India
Chandole
Chilumuru
Chintayapalem
Edlapalli
Gajullanka
Gokarnamatam
Jammulapalem
Jampani
Jonnavaripalem
Kakarlamudi
Kamarajugadda
Kanagala
Khajipalem
Kollur, Bapatla district
Manduru, Bapatla district
Manthenavaripalem
Mantripalem
Modukuru
Nadimpalle
Nagaram, Bapatla district
Nalluru
Nizampatnam
Oleru
Pallekona
Pedalanka, Kollur mandal
Pedapulivarru
Penumarru
Penumudi
Perali
Pesarlanka
Peteru
Pittalavanipalem
Ponnapalle
Poondla
Potharlanka
Pudiwada
Rajavolu, Cherukupalle mandal
Rajukalva
Rambhotlapalem
Repalle
Repalle railway station
Sangupalem Kodur
Singupalem
Siripudi
Sivarampuram
Sugguna lanka
Thottempudi
Tsunduru
Valiveru
Vellaturu
Vemuru
Vemuru railway station
Yazali
Zampini railway station
Alavala
Amararama
Amaravati Stupa
Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College
Andugulapadu
Anupalem
Archaeological Museum, Amaravati
Atchampet mandal, Palnadu district
Bandlamotu
Bellamkonda
Bhaskar Nagar
Chagallu, Guntur district
Chaganti Vari Palem
Chavapadu
Chejerla, Palnadu district
Chilakaluripet
Chintalacheruvu
Chirumamilla
Chittapuram
Dammalapadu
Dharmavaram, Durgi mandal
Dhyana Buddha statue
Edlapadu
Endroyi
Enikapadu
Ethipothala Falls
Gudipudi railway station
Ipur, Palnadu district
Jalalpuram
Jangamaheswarapadu
Kambhampadu, Pedakurapadu mandal
Kankanalapalli
Karlakunta
Karumanchi
Kondramutla
Kothapalle, Palnadu district
Loyola High School, Vinukonda
Macherla
Madala, Andhra Pradesh
Mandepudi
Morjampadu
Mukkellapadu
Muppalla
Nadendla
Nagarjuna Sagar Airport
Nandigama, Sattenapalli mandal
Narasaraopet
Narasingapadu
New Paluvayi
Orvakallu
Patibandla
Pedakurapadu
Pedakurapadu railway station
Piduguralla
Pitchikalapalem
Rajupalem, Palnadu district
Rentapalla
Rompicherla, Palnadu district
Rudravaram, Achampeta mandal
Sandepudi
Sattenapalle
Sattenapalle railway station
Savalyapuram
Thallacheruvu
Thondapi
Vinukonda
Nekarikallu
Amaravathi bus station
Gudavalli, Cherukupalle mandal
Karlapalem
Kuchellapadu
Pamidimarru
Pedalanka, Bhattiprolu mandal
Thotapalle, Nagaram mandal
Ganapavaram, Nadendla mandal
Ganesuni Vari Palem
Garikapadu, Kakumanu mandal
Gorantla, Sattenapalle mandal
Guntupalem
Kanaparru
Kollur Mine
Konanki
Kondaveedu Fort
Kotcherla
Kothapalem
Kuchinapally
Nagarjunakonda
Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency
Nuzendla
Chengizkhanpeta
Jillellamudi
Kammavaripalem, Chilakaluripet mandal
Konakanchi Vari Palem
List of villages in Guntur district
Mathukumalli
Nadikudi–Macherla branch line
Narasaraopeta Engineering College
Piduguralla bus station
Podapadu
Purushottama Patnam
Ravikampadu
Sri Rama Rural Academy
State Highway 2 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 89 (Andhra Pradesh)
Others-4(Eluru)
Others-5 (NTR)
Others-5 (Palnadu)
Others-6 (Vizag)
Araku railway station
Atchutapuram
CARE Hospitals
Chintapalle Assembly constituency
Duppituru
Indian Maritime University
Jalaput Dam
Kasimkota railway station
Kondakarla Ava
Kotturu Dhanadibbalu
L. V. Prasad Eye Institute
Narasingapalli railway station
Parawada
Parvathipuram railway station
Parvathipuram Town railway station
Pudimadaka
Raiwada Reservoir
Regupalem railway station
Tatipudi Reservoir
Anakapalle Lok Sabha constituency
Andhra Pradesh Special Economic Zone
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
Devipuram
Dosuru
Elamanchili railway station
Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy
Nookambika Temple
Pedamadaka
Ravada
Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station
Vizag back-to-back HVDC converter station
Andhra Pradesh Express
Bhubaneshwar–Visakhapatnam Intercity Express
Bhubaneswar–Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
Digha–Visakhapatnam Express
Durg–Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
Hirakud Express
Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express
Janmabhoomi Express
Kirandul–Visakhapatnam Express
Kollam–Visakhapatnam Express
Korba–Visakhapatnam Express
Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express
Sainagar Shirdi–Visakhapatnam Express
Samata Express
Secunderabad–Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
Simhadri Express
Tirumala Express
Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express
Visakhapatnam–Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
Visakhapatnam–Chennai Central Express
Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express
Visakhapatnam–Guntur Uday Express
Visakhapatnam–Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express
Visakhapatnam–Koraput Intercity Express
Visakhapatnam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Visakhapatnam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express
Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express
Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express
Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
Visakhapatnam–Tatanagar Weekly Superfast Express
Visakhapatnam–Tirupati Double Decker Express
Andhra Pradesh State FiberNet Limited
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Andhra Pradesh
Erravaram Caves
Gosthani River
Kotilingam
List of educational institutions in Visakhapatnam
State Highway 38 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 39 (Andhra Pradesh)
Visakhapatnam–Araku AC Tourist Passenger
Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger
Others-6 (Vizia)
Karivalasa
Kasipatnam
Arasada, Vizianagaram district
Barli, Parvathipuram Manyam district
Gangada
Gumada
Mamidipalli
Merangi
Mondemkhallu
Naguru Assembly constituency
Narsipuram
Pachipenta
Peda Ankalam
Peda Bondapalli
Salur
Sambara, Parvathipuram Manyam district
Thotapalli Barrage
List of villages in Vizianagaram district
Sangam, Vizianagaram district
Others-7 (Misc)
Related maintenance tasks
Remove links of Andhra Pradesh location map from articles outside of Andhra Pradesh (10 pages)
Update coords of AP articles falling outside AP boundaries.(10 pages)- Add coords for AP geo stub articles (query for AP geo stub articles without coords) (326 pages as of 17 Feb 2026)
- Add Coords available on wikidata for enwiki articles and corresponding tewiki articles, which are already validated using Infobox settlement (petscan query (131 results as of 17 feb 2026)
- Remove multiple coordinates template usage in Andhra Pradesh article pages, excepting same values, where not required Quarry query for list of articles with multiple coord template use 134 as of 13 Feb 2026
- Update mandal name in infobox as subdivision_name3 and also in text for all villages in AP
- Split common article for "village and mandal" into separate articles for village and mandal.
Wikidata
- Cleanup wikidata P625 for villages with multiple coordinates
Districts except Polavaram and Alluri Sitharama Raju- Polavaram and Alluri Sitharama Raju
Update mandal as P131 instead of district in Wikidata and merge with corresponding wikidata id for Tewiki article if it exists (Wikidata query for villages with enwiki pages, having P131 as district) (33 as of 2026-02-28)
Fix wikidata villages with P131 which is not mandal query 8 as of 2026-03-02)
Updates based on checking Wikidata
Enwiki article district check with that in Wikidata. Entities impacted by district change include human settlements,mandals, revenue divsions, and assembly constituencies.
- Petscan with wikidata query for a district Change category name and corresponding district qid in Wikidata query for other districts.
Result ('categories NOT sparql') should be minimum, if all the articles from the categories have proper district alignment in wikidata, If not edit to remove discrepancies to the extent feasible. People, Films, historical incident articles could be left as is and their Wikidata could be updated if needed.
Entities in new districts
Entities in old districts - descriptions (relevant updates due to mandal changes)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714857 అనకాపల్లి జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46932715)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714854 అన్నమయ్య జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=43440058)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714850 అల్లూరి సీతారామరాజు జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46932826)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714860 కాకినాడ జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46932475) (updated to remove human, film)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714859 డాక్టర్ బి.ఆర్. అంబేడ్కర్ కోనసీమ జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46932542)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714853 తిరుపతి జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46202122)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714861 నంద్యాల జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46932640)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110876712 బాపట్ల జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46940052)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714863 శ్రీ సత్యసాయి జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46246610)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15381 కర్నూలు జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46282236)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15213 చిత్తూరు జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46405716)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15338 తూర్పు గోదావరి జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46438793) (Only human settlements https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46445009 )
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15404 పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46891319) (Only human settlements https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46879572)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15390 ప్రకాశం జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46922657)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15342 వైఎస్ఆర్ జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46940072) (Only geo stubs https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46947863)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15383 శ్రీ పొట్టి శ్రీరాములు నెల్లూరు జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46951993) (only geo stubs: https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46952027)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15395 శ్రీకాకుళం జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46994196) (only geo stubs: https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46979820)
Entity changes to be checked
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15212 అనంతపురం జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=46994196) ( Only geo-stubs: https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47008165)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714851 ఏలూరు జిల్లా (alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47064353 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/NDN9)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15382 కృష్ణా జిల్లా (https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47020188 alternative with separately created pagepile https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47033981, wdqs for pagepile https://w.wiki/N5bg) (( Only geo-stubs: https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47020246)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15341 గుంటూరు జిల్లా ( alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47037474 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/N7aB)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110876763 ఎన్టీఆర్ జిల్లా ( alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47065556 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/NEFq)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714862 పల్నాడు జిల్లా (alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47066176 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/NF66)
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110714856 పార్వతీపురం మన్యం జిల్లా ( alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47093895 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/NMhs
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15394 విశాఖపట్నం జిల్లా ( alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47090587 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/NFB4 )
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15392 విజయనగరం జిల్లా (alternate https://petscan.wmcloud.org/?psid=47093057 wdqs query for pagepile https://w.wiki/NMWA)
Learnings
- Generating weekly progress metrics through quarry and presenting using {{chart}}
- All mandal level or higher articles where district change is updated, citation should be added from resources, to avoid reversion by maintainers.
- Some revenue division article changes due to Apr 2022 reorganisation were not complete. Only category was changed to new district but the old district name remained in the text.
- Village articles need to be updated with mandal name in article text, infobox as subdivision_type3/subdivision_name3 if not already present.
- When new articles for mandals were created, noticed spurt in maintenance edits like adding categories, checking for citations and adding warning/alert templates.
- Noticed contentious edits about classifying Markapuram district under Rayalaseema or Coastal Andhra by anonymous editors. Markapuram, Giddalur, Yerragondapalem talukas were part of Kurnool district before the formation of Prakasam district. It is better to make it part of Rayalaseema, as the Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra usage is from the time of British rule.
- Several geographical articles of Nandyal district (formed from Kurnool district) were not updated after July 2022 reorganisation
- Some articles are updated to reflect district change in the lede, but the relevant district categories were not updated.
- For updating using pwb replace script, identifying the articles into new district category either using Wikidata coords (via openrefine) or through manual identification will be beneficial.
- A total of 1197 main name space geography related articles are updated to reflect the district restructure and other errors in categorisation. This excludes changes to template, category and other namespaces, Wikidata changes.
- Announcing the call for participation via a notice on Andhra Pradesh for two weeks did not lead to any active participation
- Over 200 Engish Wikipedia maintainers of categories, reference related alerts, infobox formatting etc helped identify the errors such as red inked categories, typos etc. These were addressed.
- It is better to work initially on older district related articles via Petscan and Wikidata queries to update the articles related to new district.
- Wikidata updates at the mandal level to reflect the revised structure helped in identifying the articles for editing
- Several wrong pairing of English Wikipedia articles with similar name but of a different geographic location in Wikidata were identified and fixed.
- Geographical coordinates in Wikidata which were largely update two years back as part of Coordinate Me 2024 contest to quickly update using pwb (pywikipediabot) scripts. Remaining articles were browsed manually to see the need for modification.
- Undivided state formation in 1956 to revision in 2022 ( with few minor changes in between) required 66 years.
- Lot of maintenance is still required for example to change mandal head quarter links to mandal links even if the articles do not exist. categorising villages into respective mandals, adding coordinates to geo articles which does not have, adding references.
- Only 271 of approx 1197 articles (22.63%) have daily views of more than or equal to 5 during the time period 15 April 2026 - 14 May 2026.
- Stub templates are to be created as per WP:NEWSTUB
- There were only two contributors who worked across English Wikipedia, Telugu Wikipedia, and Wikidata towards this initiative. English Wikipedia maintainers helped a lot in identifying redlinked categories, adding appropriate alert notices and in general improvements to formats etc.
- Major push for village article creation happened in 2007 with 628 and then in 2020 with 222 articles. About 14 users (excluding IP) accounted for 1050 out of 2232 articles. Bots were used to create articles in 2007.
Resources
News sources
- "Andhra News:కొత్త జిల్లాలు పోలవరం, మార్కాపురం". Eenadu (in Telugu). 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- Source code copy paste version: <ref name="districts-20253112">{{Cite news |title=Andhra News:కొత్త జిల్లాలు పోలవరం, మార్కాపురం |date=2025-12-30 |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/ap-cabinet--approves-formation-of-two-new-districts/1799/125240498 |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=Eenadu|lang=te}}</ref>
- "ఏపీలో ఏడు జిల్లాలవారికి శుభవార్త.. మరో కొత్త రెవెన్యూ డివిజన్ ఏర్పాటు, ఆరు మండలాల విభజన". Samayam (in Telugu). 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- Source code copy paste version: <ref name="districts-20230508"> {{Cite news |title=ఏపీలో ఏడు జిల్లాలవారికి శుభవార్త.. మరో కొత్త రెవెన్యూ డివిజన్ ఏర్పాటు, ఆరు మండలాల విభజన |date=2023-05-09 |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/andhra-pradesh/news/andhra-pradesh-government-created-a-new-revenue-division-and-divided-six-mandals/articleshow/100085628.cms |access-date=2026-03-12 |work=Samayam|lang=te}}</ref>
- Annamayya, Chittoor, Tirupati, YSR Kadapa changes.[2]
Gazette sources
- Annamayya example.[3]
Panchayat
- Grammanchitra (GIS) (SPSR Nellore not accessible)
- Panchayat profile
Utilities/tools
Quarry queries help understand activity levels on a project. Fork and run these if required for latest data. Chatgpt has been a great help to adopt the earlier project queries for a catergory based list to a page containing list of articles.
Pages edited
Pages with Logged action
- AP districts project articles and logged action status from 1 Jan 2026 (for exploring any discrepancies in stats)
page wise edits
Unique human editors
Initial version statistics
Recognition templates
{{subst:The Geography Barnstar|1=Thank you for your contribution to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Andhra Pradesh/Districts update - 2026]]. ~~~~|2=alt}}
Geo district change stats
FAQ
- Why is this unlike a traditional WikiProject?
- Traditional WikiProject Andhra Pradesh seems to be not suitable for improving district pages, as the number of active editors is much less(See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Andhra_Pradesh/2006-2022_assessment). This model is useful when lots of people collaborate, as it involves lot of overhead of planning, tracking and metrics updation. This initiative is more agile like, with no expectation of continuous active contributions. Tracking also is simple with tools using quarry or media action API.
- How to add {{tick}} easily?
- If you are using source editor, add a button for tick in the insert menu, in at the beginning your common.js page by adding the following code. (Example: Arjunaraoc/common.js)
// Add custom Character Inserter entries
window.charinsertCustom = {
"Insert": ' Update_marks: {\{tick+}}'
};
- If you are using Visual editor, select Insert template menu and type tick in the search box.
