Bapatla district

Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarter is Bapatla. The district is formed from parts of erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts.[3][4][5][6]

Bapatla district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Anjaneya Swamy temple in Ponnur, St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Chirala, Venkateshwara Temple in Peravali, Orchards at Edlapalli, Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Location of Bapatla district
Coordinates: 15.905°N 80.468°E / 15.905; 80.468
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
HeadquartersBapatla
Government
 • District collectorVijaya Krishnan, I.A.S. Collector & District Magistrate
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBapatla
 • MPNandigam Suresh
 • Assembly constituencies06
Area
[1]
 • Total3,828.84 km2 (1,478.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,586,918
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websitebapatla.ap.gov.in

It has an Air Force Station and several universities. 🌍

History

Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri with transformation to Bhavapatla, Bapatla in due course. In 1977, proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, famous communist leader. On April 4, 2022 with support from Kona Raghupati, deputy speaker, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts. [7] [8][9]

Bapatla Taluka was created in 1794. During May 26-27,1913 meeting of the first Andhra Mahasabha at the townhall, the foundation for separate state for Andhras was mooted.[10] During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level.[7]

First Agricultural college in South India was started in Bapatla on 11 July 1945. BPT-5204, Samba Masuri paddy varieties were developed here by MV Reddy. Cashew research center at Bapatla developed BPP-8 variety of cashew which became popular.[7]

Geography

This district is surrounded to the north by the Guntur district, south by the Bay of Bengal, west by the Palnadu district, Prakasam district and east by the Krishna district.[11]

Natural resources

Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.[12]

Major Irrigation project
  • Krishna western delta[12]

Education

The first agricultural College in South India was was started on 11 July 1945 in Bapatla by the Government of Composite Madras State India. It became part of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh in 1964. [12]

Administrative divisions

Mandals of Bapatla district (Overpass-turbo)

The district has three revenue divisions, namely Bapatla, Chirala and Repalle, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 25 mandals.

  1. Bapatla revenue division
    1. Bapatla
    2. Karlapalem
    3. Martur
    4. Parchur
    5. Pittalavanipalem
    6. Yeddanapudi
  2. Chirala revenue division
    1. Addanki
    2. Ballikurava
    3. Chinaganjam
    4. Chirala
    5. Inkollu
    6. J. Panguluru
    7. Karamchedu
    8. Korisapadu
    9. Santhamaguluru
    10. Vetapalem
  3. Repalle revenue division
    1. Amruthalur
    2. Bhattiprolu
    3. Cherukupalle
    4. Kollur
    5. Nagaram
    6. Nizampatnam
    7. Repalle
    8. Tsundur
    9. Vemuru

The district consists of three municipalities and One Nagar Panchayath. Repalle(28 wards), Bapatla (34 wards) and Chirala (33 wards) are the three municipalities & Addanki(20 wards) is the only one Nagar Panchayath.

Politics

There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Bapatla district. The parliamentary constituencies are

The assembly constituencies are[13]

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Parliament
89 Vemuru SC Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)
90 Repalle None Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)
92 Bapatla None Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)
104 Parchur None Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)
105 Addanki None Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)
106 Chirala None Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)

Cities and towns
Municipal Bodies in Bapatla District
Ciy/TownRevenue DivisionPopulation
Chirala Chirala 1,62,471
Bapatla Bapatla 70,777
Repalle Bapatla 50,866
Addanki Chirala 48,022
Parchur Chirala 13,375
Santhamaguluru Chirala 9,675

Demographics
Religions in Bapatla district Based on 2011 census[14]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 91.82%
Islam
 
 6.82%
Christianity
 
 1.03%
Other or not stated
 
 0.33%
Distribution of religions

Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district had a population of 15,86,918, of which 284,114 (17.90%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,58,655 (22.6%) and 75,838 (4.97%) of the population respectively.[15]


Languages of Bapatla district Based on 2011 Census)[16]

  Telugu (93.00%)
  Urdu (6.12%)
  Others (0.88%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.00% of the population spoke Telugu and 6.12% Urdu as their first language.[16]

Tourism
  • Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple: Said to be founded in 5th Century CE, this temple is dedicated to Ksheera Bhavanarayanaswamy and Sundaravalli. This temple is under the administration control of Archaeological Survey of India. Chariot procession and other festivals are celebrated. [17]
  • Bhattiprolu - Stupa of Bhattiprolu
  • Singarakonda- Prasannanjaneya swamy, Lakshminrusimha swamy temples, Bhavanasi Tank
  • Manikeswaram - Mandukeswaraswamy temple

Beaches
Sunrise at Suryalanka Beach

Nallamada, East Tungabhadra, Gundamthippa, Romperu(righ) rivers meet the sea at Kappalavaripalem, Pinniboyinavaripalem. Suryalanka beach, about 9 km from Bapatla is suitable for sea bathing. Vadarevu near Chirala, Ramapuram vadarevu are also popular tourist attractions.

Notable people

References
  1. DES 2022, p. 13.
  2. "Demography | Bapatla District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts". Deccan Chronicle. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "ప్రగతికి మణిహారం (ఈనాడు బాపట్ల జిల్లా సంచిక)". ఈనాడు. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. "AP: కొత్త జిల్లాల స్వరూపమిదే.. పెద్ద జిల్లా ఏదంటే?". Sakshi (in Telugu). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. "Andhra Mahasabhalu on May 26". The Times of India. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. "District Profile". Bapatla district. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  12. "About District". Bapatla district. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  13. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  14. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  15. DES 2022, p. VI.
  16. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  17. DES 2022, p. 16.

Books

DES (2022). District Hand Book of Statistics – Bapatla district (PDF).

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