Palacoderu mandal is one of the 19

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s in the West Godavari district of the

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n state of

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. The headquarters are located at Palacoderu town. The mandal is bordered by Veeravasam mandal to the north, Bhimavaram mandal to the east,

Undi mandal Undi mandal is one of the 19 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters are located in Undi town. The mandal is bordered by Palacoderu mandal to the north, Kalla mandal to the east, Akividu man ...

to the south and

Attili mandal Attili mandal is one of the 46 mandals in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters are located in the town Attili. The mandal is bordered by Iragavaram mandal and Penumantra mandal to the north, Palacode ...

to the west.

Demographics

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, the mandal had a population of 66,119 in 19,149 households. The total population consists of 32,927 males and 33,192 females with a sex ratio of 1,008 females per 1000 males. 6,247 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,218 are boys and 3,029 are girls with a sex ratio of 941. The average literacy rate stands at 76.96% with 46,075 literates of which 24,015 are males and 22,060 are females. The majority of the population identifies as Scheduled Caste with a population of 11,208; Scheduled Tribe has a population of 606.

Work Profile

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 30,140 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Palacoderu mandal which includes 20,397 males and 9,743 females. According to the census 2011 survey report, 22,958 workers describe their work as main work, with the breakdown as follows; 2,292 are cultivators, 13,838 are agricultural labourers, 425 are in household industry and 6,403 are involved in other jobs. Of these, 7,182 are marginal workers.

Administration

Palacoderu mandal is administered under

Undi (Assembly constituency) Undi Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Narasapuram Lok Sabha c ...

of Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) and one of the twelve mandals that falls under

Narasapuram revenue division Narasapuram revenue division (or Narasapuram division) is an administrative division in the West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 2 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 10 mandals unde ...

Towns and villages

Vendra - Ramachandrapuram road in Kondepudi

, the mandal has 14 settlements, of which all are villages. Srungavruksham is the largest and Vendra Agraharam is the smallest village in terms of population. The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

Education

The mandal plays a major role in education for the rural students of the nearby villages. Primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. As per the school information report for the academic year 2015–16, the mandal has more than 7,510 students enrolled in over 67 schools.

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