Bhattiprolu mandal
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| name = Bhattiprolu mandal
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| settlement_type = Mandal
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Bapatla
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Bhattiprolu
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| governing_body = Mandal Parishad
| leader_title = Tahsildar
| leader_name =KALVA LAKSHMI PRASAD
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=1 June 2019 |pages=14,474 |format=PDF |date=2011}}
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| area_total_km2 = 112.92
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| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
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| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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Bhattiprolu mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Bhattiprolu.{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=1 June 2019 |pages=5,782–783 |format=PDF |date=2011}} The mandal is situated on the banks of Krishna River, bounded by Kollur, Vemuru, Cherukupalle, Nagaram and Repalle mandals.{{cite web|title=Mandals in Guntur district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/guntur.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|accessdate=21 February 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428070826/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/guntur.html|archivedate=28 April 2015}} The mandal headquarters ten villages are included in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.{{cite web|title=District wise mandals and villages covered in Krishna and Guntur districts|url=http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/Notifications/2014MAUD_MS253.PDF|website=Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=23 September 2015|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923135735/http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/Notifications/2014MAUD_MS253.PDF|archivedate=23 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region|url=http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14182015MAUD_MS207.PDF|website=Andhra Nation|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|accessdate=21 February 2016|format=PDF|date=22 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221091124/http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14182015MAUD_MS207.PDF|archivedate=21 February 2016}}
Demographics
{{As of|2011}} census, the mandal had a population of 50,252. The total population constitute, 25,134 males and 25,118 females —a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males. 4,344 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,281 are boys and 2,063 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.65% with 32,436 literates.
Governance
The mandal is partially a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.{{cite web|title=Declaration of A.P. CapitalRegion|url=http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/Notifications/2014MAUD_MS253.PDF|website=APCRDA|publisher=Municipal Administration and UrbanDevelopmentDepartment|accessdate=21 February 2016|format=PDF|date=22 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923135735/http://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDA/Downloads/Notifications/2014MAUD_MS253.PDF|archivedate=23 September 2015}} It is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is D.V.Subba Rao.{{cite web|title=List of Tahsildars working in Guntur District as on 19.06.2014|url=http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/tahsildars.pdf|website=Guntur District Official Website|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=21 February 2016|page=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016202326/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/tahsildars.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
Bhattiprolu mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Vemuru (SC) (Assembly constituency), which in turn represents Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency) of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=21 February 2016|pages=22, 31|format=pdf}}
Settlements
{{As of|2011}} census, the mandal has #12 villages and no towns.{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|title=Guntur District Mandals|publisher=Census of India|pages=98,111|format=PDF|accessdate=21 February 2016}}{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Guntur District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=17|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415192755/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=17|archive-date=15 April 2015|url-status=dead}}
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
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- Addepalli
- Akkivaripalem
- Bhattiprolu †
- Guthavaripalem
- Gorigapudi
- Jiluguvaripalem
- Konetipuram
- Oleru
- Pallekona
- Pedalanka
- Pedapulivarru
- Pesarlanka
- Sivangulapalem
- Surepalle
- Vellaturu
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Note:†–Mandal headquarter
Education
The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archivedate=27 December 2015}} As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 6,040 students enrolled in over 66 schools.{{cite web|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls#|title=R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154343/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls|archivedate=2016-11-08}}{{cite web|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?|title=R3.1 STUDENT INFORMATION|access-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522011144/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do|archive-date=22 May 2015|url-status=dead}}