Kollipara mandal

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| name = Kollipara mandal

| settlement_type = Mandal

| image_skyline = File:Kollipara mandal.jpg

| image_caption = Mandal map of Guntur district showing
Kollipara mandal (in green)

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|16.2877|N|80.7519|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh

| subdivision_name2 = Guntur

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| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Kollipara

| parts_type = Major villages

| parts_style = para

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| governing_body = Mandal Parishad

| leader_title = Tehsildar

| leader_name = M.Swamy Prasad

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner|access-date=23 June 2016|pages=14,402|format=PDF}}

| area_total_km2 = 119.75

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| population_total = 56662

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=628937|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=12 October 2014}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Telugu

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

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| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|id=|stroke-colour=#C60C30|stroke-width=2|text=Interactive Map Outlining mandal}}

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Kollipara mandal is one of the 18 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.{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=5 June 2019 |pages=5,638–639 |format=PDF |date=2011}} The mandal is situated on the banks of the Krishna River, bordered by Duggirala, Tenali, Vemuru and Kollur mandal.

Demographics

{{As of|2011}} 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. Kollipara is the most populated and Kunchavaram is the least populated villages in the mandal.

Administration

The present tahsildar is M.Swamy Prasad.{{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|access-date=8 September 2014|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016202326/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/tahsildars.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead}} The mandal forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.{{cite web |title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region |url=https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |website=Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority |publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511092238/https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |archive-date=11 May 2019 |page=4 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |date=30 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }} Kollipara mandal belongs to Tenali (Assembly constituency) an assembly segment of Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency).{{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|access-date=11 October 2014|page=22|format=pdf}}

Settlements

{{As of|2011}} census, the mandal has 16 villages and no towns.{{cite web|title=Kollipara mandal villages |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/guntur.pdf |website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh |publisher=National Informatics Centre |access-date=12 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214094218/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/guntur.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2014 }}

The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

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Annavaram (Kollipara)
Annvarapu lanka(Annavarapu Lanka)
Athota
Bommuvaripalem
Chemudupadu
Chivaluru
Danthalur
Davuluru
Kollipara
Pidaparthi Palem
Kunchavaram
Munnangi
Pidaparru
Siripuram
Thumuluru
Vallabhapuram
Kothuru lanaka

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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 |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319051231/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2016 }} As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 4,504 students enrolled in over 63 schools.{{cite web|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls#|title=R1.1 SCHOOL INFORMATION|access-date=10 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108154343/http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Student Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?mode=getVillageReportsList&mandalCode=281739&mandalName=KOLLIPARA|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2015-16, District School Education - Andhra Pradesh|access-date=8 November 2016}}