Bhimavaram Mandal భీమవరం మండలం |
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Mandal | |
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 16°32′00″N 81°32′00″E / 16.5333°N 81.5333°ECoordinates: 16°32′00″N 81°32′00″E / 16.5333°N 81.5333°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | West Godavari district |
Headquarters | Bhimavaram |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 226,497 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Bhimavaram mandal is one of the 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It has headquarters at Bhimavaram town. The mandal is bounded by Undi, Palakoderu, Veeravasaram, Narasapuram, Mogalthur and Kalla mandals.
As of 2011[update]census, the mandal had a population of 226,497. The total population constitute, 112,283 males and 114,214 females —a sex ratio of 1017 females per 1000 males. 20,991 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 10,596 are boys and 10,395 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 79.59% with 163,561 literates.
Bhimavaram mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Narasapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh. The present MLA representing Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency) is Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi of TDP Party, who won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 2014.