Yelamanchili mandal


Yelamanchili mandal is amongst the 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its headquarters are located in the village of Yelamanchili. The mandal is bordered by the Godavari River to the north and east, the Palacole mandal to the south, and the Poduru and Achanta mandals to the west.

Demographics

The 2011 census reported a population of 71,890 people, living in 20,414 households. There were 6,787 children 0–6 years of age, 3,500 boys and 3,287 girls. There were 50,541 persons in Yelamanchili classified as literate, making Yelamanchili's average literacy rate 77.63%. The majority of the population, 16,740 people, was identified as Scheduled Caste, and 329 as Scheduled Tribe.

Work profile

According to the 2011 census, 32,774 people from Yelamanchili were engaged in work activity. 26,058 workers described their work as "main work", 2,791 as "cultivators", 17,135 as "agricultural laborers", 397 as "household industry" workers, 5,735 as involved in "other works", and 6,716 as "marginal workers".

Administration

Yelamanchili mandal is administered under the Palakol Assembly constituency of the Narsapuram Lok Sabha constituency and is one of the twelve mandals of the Narasapuram revenue division.

Villages

According to the 2011 census, Yelamanchili mandal contains Total the following 32 settlements But Two settlements Merged Palakollu Municipality on Dated 07 January 2020. and remaining Present the following 30 settlements :
Of these, Doddipatla is the largest and Utada the smallest in population.

Education

The mandal plays an important role in the education of rural students from nearby villages. Primary and secondary education is provided by the government under the state's School Education Department. According to the report for the academic year of 2015–16, the mandal has more than 6,957 students enrolled in over 94 schools.