Kollipara mandal

Kollipara mandal
Mandal
Mandal map of Guntur district showing Kollipara mandal (in green)
Kollipara mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°17′16″N 80°45′07″E / 16.2877°N 80.7519°E / 16.2877; 80.7519Coordinates: 16°17′16″N 80°45′07″E / 16.2877°N 80.7519°E / 16.2877; 80.7519
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Headquarters	Kollipara
Government
• Body	Mandal Parishad
• Tehsildar	M.Swamy Prasad
Area
• Total	119.75 km2 (46.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	56,662
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Kollipara mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Kollipara. The mandal is situated on the banks of the Krishna River, bordered by Duggirala, Tenali, Vemuru and Kollur mandal. The mandal is also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.

As of 2011^[update]census, the mandal had a population of 56,662. The total population constitute, 27,953 males and 28,709 females —a sex ratio of 1027 females per 1000 males. 4,486 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,268 are boys and 2,218 are girls —a ratio of 978 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 72.19% with 37,663 literates.

The mandal also forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. It is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is M.Swamy Prasad. Kollipara mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Tenali (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.