Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli. Sankaram, 3 km from Anakapalli is identified to be developed as the headquarters of the new district.
Etymology This district name is derived from its headquarters Anakapalli.
Geography This district is surrounded by Alluri Sitharama Raju district to the north, Kakinada district to the west, the Bay of Bengal to the south and Vizianagaram district and Visakhapatnam district to the east.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Anakapalli district had a population of 1,726,998, of which 250,359 (14.50%) live in urban areas. Anakapalli district had a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 158,060 (9.15%) and 47,975 (2.78%) of the population respectively.
Telugu was the predominant language, spoken by 98.87% of the population.
Politics
There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Anakapalli district. The parliamentary constituenciy is The assembly constituencies are
Constituency numberNameReserved for(SC/ST/None)Parliament26ChodavaramNoneAnakapalli27MadugulaNone30AnakapalliNone31Pendurthi (partially)None32ElamanchiliNone33PayakaraopetSC34NarsipatnamNone
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Anakapalli, Adduroad Junction and Narsipatnam, which are further subdivided into 24 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.
Mandals The list of 24 mandals in Anakapalli district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.
Adduroad Junction revenue division Atchutapuram Elamanchili Kotauratla Nakkapalli Payakaraopeta Rambilli S. Rayavaram Anakapalle revenue division Anakapalli Butchayyapeta Cheedikada Chodavaram Devarapalli K. Kotapadu Kasimkota Munagapaka Paravada Sabbavaram Narsipatnam revenue division Golugonda Madugula Makavarapalem Narsipatnam Nathavaram Ravikamatham Rolugunta
Cities and towns The district consists of two municipalities and 8 census towns. Anakapalli falls under Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and the two municipalities in the district are Elamanchili and Narsipatnam. The census towns are Bowluvada, Chodavaram, Kantabamsuguda, Mulakuddu, Nakkapalle, Narsipatnam, Peda Boddepalle, Payakaraopeta.
Notable people from Anakapalli district
Aarudra, writer Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi, former Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha) Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, former state minister and Member of Legislative Assembly(Andhra Pradesh) Gunasekhar, film producer and director Gurajada Apparao, poet and writer Konathala Ramakrishna, former state minister and Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha) Malla Venkata Manikyalu, Indian weightlifter Peela Govinda Satyanarayana, former Member of Legislative Assembly(Andhra Pradesh) Peela Mallikarjuna Rao, Telugu character actor(comedian) & former general secretary of Telugu Movie Artists Association (MAA) Pethakamsetti Appala Narasimham, former Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha), former MLA and former VUDA Chairman Puri Jagannadh, film producer and director Shobha Naidu, kuchipudi dancer Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, lyricist S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu, State Minister and Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha) Vangalapudi Anitha, Minister of Home Affairs & Disaster Management Villuri Venkata Ramana, former Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)
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