Kota mandal is one of the 34

mandals A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ce ...

Tirupati district Tirupati district () is one of the eight districts of Rayalaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The district headquarters is located at Tirupati city. This district is known for its numerous historic temples, including the Hindu ...

of the state of

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. Its headquarters are located at Kota. The mandal is bounded by

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, Chillakur,

Ojili Ozili or Ojili is a village and mandal headquarters in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Transport National Highway 16 passes through the town, which connects Kolkata and Chennai. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Tran ...

Chittamur Chittamuru is a village and a Mandal in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-larg ...

, Vakadu mandals and it also borders

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Demographics

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, the mandal had a population of 55,226. The total population constitute 28,337 males and 26,889 females —a sex ratio of 949 females per 1000 males. 5,496 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,773 are boys and 2,723 are girls —a ratio of 982 per 1000. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute 16,505 and 8,963 respectively. The average literacy rate stands at 66.07% with 71.8% among males and 60.08% among females.

Administration

Kota mandal was a part of

until 2022. It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022. It is a part of Gudur revenue division

Towns and villages

Kota is the most populated settlement and Illukurupadu is the least populated settlement in the mandal.

, the mandal has 19 settlements, that includes: ''Sources:'' * ''Census India 2011 (sub districts)'' * ''Revenue Department of AP''

Politics

Kota mandal is a part of

Gudur Assembly constituency Gudur is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Tirupati Lok Sabha constituenc ...

and

Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Tirupati district. Assembly segments The seven Assembly segments of Tirupati ...

. , the mandal had 29,925 eligible voters with 14,822 male voters and 15,103 female voters.

References

{{Tirupati district Mandals in Tirupati district