Vakadu mandal

Vakadu mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Gudur revenue division.

Vakadu mandal
Mandal
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Coordinates: 14°1′0″N 80°3′0″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Revenue division	Gudur
Area [1]
• Mandal	235.56 km2 (90.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Mandal	37,695
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
• Urban	37,695
• Rural	0
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

History

Vakadu mandal used to be a part of Nellore district and was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district on 4 April 2022.^[2][3]

Demographics

Religions in Vakadu mandal (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hindus			92.15%
Muslims			6.91%
Christians			0.74%
Others or not stated			0.2%
Distribution of religions[4]

As per 2011 census^[update], Vakadu mandal had a total population of 37,695 with 19,082 male population and 18,613 female population with a density of 160/km². Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 14,760 and 5,414 of the population respectively.^[1] It had a literacy rate of 60.54% with 66.42% among males and 54.48% among females.^[4]

Biodiversity

Vakadu mandal has brackish water ecosystem. Every year, terrestrial and aquatic birds migrate to Pulicat Lake area for a temporary stay. The ecosystem covers an area of 600 km² (230 sq mi) including parts of the mandal along with Chittamur, Doravarisatram, Sullurpeta and Tada mandals. The terrestrial birds include painted storks, large egrets, little egrets, grey pelicans, grey herons; water birds include northern pintails, black-winged stilts, northern shovelers, common teal, seagulls, terns, sandpipers, and common coots.^[5]

Administration

Vakadu mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division.^[2] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 41 villages:^[1]

Village
Andalamala
Budidalawagu
Cheemalapadu
Chennappagarimitta*
Cherukumulam*
Duggaraja Patnam
Durgavaram
Ganganapalem
Gundlu
Iskamattu
Jaminkothapalem
Juvvinattu
Kalluru
Kapparampadu*
Kasipuram
Kodiwaka
Kondapuram
Konduru
Kotha Cheruvu @ Sahebulapalem
Manyalanattu
Molaganur
Muttembaka
Nagulamarri*
Namkadu Bit - I*
Namkadu Bit - II*
Nellipudi
Pamanji
Pambali
Pathetipalem
Pedda Cheruvu*
Pollakhandrika*
Pudilayadoruvu
Pulikorru @ Balireddipalem
Reddipalem Bit - I
Reddipalem Bit - II
Tirumur
Uttara Polam*
Vagarru @ Tupilipalem
Vakadu
Valamedu
Yaragatipalle

• Note: Chennappagarimitta, Cherukumulam, Kapparampadu, Nagulamarri, Namkadu Bit - I, Namkadu Bit - II, Pedda Cheruvu, Pollakhandrika and Uttara Polam were uninhabited^[1]

Politics

Vakadu mandal is a part of Gudur Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018^[update], the mandal had 24,483 eligible voters with 11,979 male voters and 12,504 female voters.^[4]