Duggirala mandal | |
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Mandal | |
Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Duggirala mandal (in green) |
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Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 16°19′40″N 80°37′27″E / 16.32778°N 80.62417°ECoordinates: 16°19′40″N 80°37′27″E / 16.32778°N 80.62417°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Guntur |
Headquarters | Duggirala |
Government | |
• Body | Mandal Parishad |
• Tehsildar | M.Sirisha |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 62,655 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Duggirala mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Duggirala. The mandal is bounded by Mangalagiri, Pedakakani, Tenali and Kollipara mandals. Krishna River lies to the northeast of the Duggirala mandal.
As of 2011[update]census, the mandal had a population of 62,655. The total population constitute, 31,269 males and 31,386 females —a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 5,947 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,999 are boys and 2,948 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.97% with 40,244 literates.
The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is M.Sirisha. It also forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. Duggirala mandal is one of the 3 mandals under Mangalagiri (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.