Pinapadu is a suburb in
Tenali
Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality, and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama, and hence, it is called "Andhra ...
,
Guntur district
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of the
India
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It is located in
Tenali mandal
Tenali mandal is one of the 18 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division, headquartered at Tenali. The mandal is located in Velanadu region, bounded by Pedakakani, ...
of
Tenali revenue division
Tenali revenue division is an administrative division in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 8 mandals and is one of the two revenue divisions in the district, along with Guntur
Guntur (), natively spelt ...
. It is one of the important residential area in Tenali. The major part of Pinapadu was in located in Chenchupeta, which is one of the commercial big residential areas of Tenali. The railway station is located at a distance of 7 km.
Demographics
census
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, Pinapadu (rural) had a population of 1,908. The total population constitute, 940 males and 968 females —a sex ratio of 1030 females per 1000 males. 173 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 79 are boys and 94 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 79.60% with 1,381 literates.
Government and politics
Pinapadu
gram panchayat is the
local self-government
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
of the village.
It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a
Sarpanch
A sarpanch, gram pradhan, mukhiya, or president is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the gram sabha (village government) in India. The sarpanch, together with other elected panchay ...
.
It forms a part of
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region (ISO: Āndhra Pradēś Rājadhāni Prāntaṁ) is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Andhra Pradesh in India. The region is spread across the districts of Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, NTR, Bapatla and Eluru ...
.
See also
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Villages in Tenali mandal
References
Villages in Guntur district
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