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{{Short description|Mandal in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vakadu mandal
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupati district|Tirupati]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|Revenue division]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sullurupeta revenue division|Sullurupeta]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +05:30
| population_total = 37695
| population_as_of = 2011
| area_total_km2 = 235.56
| area_footnotes = <ref name=":1" />
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = <ref name=":1" />
| population_urban = 37695
| population_rural = 0
| coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| mapframe = yes
}}

'''Vakadu mandal''' is one of the 34 [[mandal]]s in [[Tirupati district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a part of [[Sullurupeta revenue division]].

== History ==
Vakadu mandal used to be a part of [[Nellore district]] and was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district on 4 April 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sasidhar |first=B. M. |date=2022-04-04 |title=Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-tirupati-annamayya-districts-formed-as-part-of-rejig-736459 |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-01-01 |title=Three Tirupati youth drown off Nellore beach |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/three-tirupati-youth-drown-off-nellore-beach/article30451325.ece |access-date=2022-04-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box|title=Religions in Vakadu mandal (2011)|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|92.15}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|6.91}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christians]]|dodgerblue|0.74}}
{{bar percent|Others or not stated|black|0.2}}|caption=Distribution of religions<ref name=":0" />|float=right}}

{{As of|2011|alt=As per 2011 census}}, Vakadu mandal had a total population of 37,695 with 19,082 male population and 18,613 female population with a density of {{Pop density|37695|235.56|km2|prec=0}}. [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] made up 14,760 and 5,414 of the population respectively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite report |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s39c82c7143c102b71c593d98d96093fde/uploads/2019/08/2019080553.pdf |title=District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |date=2011 |pages=50–51,384 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref> It had a literacy rate of 60.54% with 66.42% among males and 54.48% among females.<ref name=":0">{{Cite report |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s39c82c7143c102b71c593d98d96093fde/uploads/2019/07/2019072494-1.pdf |title=Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 |date=2018 |pages=22,38-39 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>

== Biodiversity ==
Vakadu mandal has [[brackish water]] ecosystem. Every year, terrestrial and aquatic birds migrate to [[Pulicat Lake]] area for a temporary stay. The ecosystem covers an area of {{Convert|600|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} including parts of the mandal along with [[Chittamur mandal|Chittamur]], [[Doravarisatram mandal|Doravarisatram]], [[Sullurpeta mandal|Sullurpeta]] and [[Tada mandal|Tada]] mandals. The terrestrial birds include [[painted storks]], [[large egrets]], [[little egrets]], [[grey pelicans]], [[grey herons]]; water birds include [[northern pintails]], [[black-winged stilts]], [[northern shovelers]], [[common teal]], [[seagulls]], [[terns]], [[sandpipers]], and [[common coots]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=S. Murali |date=27 December 2019 |title=Winged visitors flock to Pulicat, with birdwatchers in tow |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/winged-visitors-flock-to-pulicat-with-birdwatchers-in-tow/article30414057.ece |access-date=9 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Administration ==
Vakadu mandal is a part of [[Gudur revenue division]].<ref name=":2" /> As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 41 villages:<ref name=":1" />
{{srn}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! Village
|-
| Andalamala
|-
| Budidalawagu
|-
| Cheemalapadu
|-
| Chennappagarimitta*
|-
| Cherukumulam*
|-
| Duggaraja Patnam
|-
| Durgavaram
|-
| Ganganapalem
|-
| Gundlu
|-
| Iskamattu
|-
| Jaminkothapalem
|-
| Juvvinattu
|-
| Kalluru
|-
| Kapparampadu*
|-
| Kasipuram
|-
| Kodiwaka
|-
| Kondapuram
|-
| Konduru
|-
| Kotha Cheruvu @ Sahebulapalem
|-
| Manyalanattu
|-
| Molaganur
|-
| Muttembaka
|-
| Nagulamarri*
|-
| Namkadu Bit - I*
|-
| Namkadu Bit - II*
|-
| Nellipudi
|-
| Pamanji
|-
| Pambali
|-
| Pathetipalem
|-
| Pedda Cheruvu*
|-
| Pollakhandrika*
|-
| Pudilayadoruvu
|-
| Pulikorru @ Balireddipalem
|-
| Reddipalem Bit - I
|-
| Reddipalem Bit - II
|-
| Tirumur
|-
| Uttara Polam*
|-
| Vagarru @ Tupilipalem
|-
| [[Vakadu]]
|-
| Valamedu
|-
| Yaragatipalle
|}

* Note: Chennappagarimitta, Cherukumulam, Kapparampadu, Nagulamarri, Namkadu Bit - I, Namkadu Bit - II, Pedda Cheruvu, Pollakhandrika and Uttara Polam were uninhabited<ref name=":1" />

== Politics ==
Vakadu mandal is a part of [[Gudur Assembly constituency]] and [[Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency]]. {{As of|2018|1|1}}, the mandal had 24,483 eligible voters with 11,979 male voters and 12,504 female voters.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Tirupati district}}

[[Category:Mandals in Tirupati district]]

Vakadu mandal - Revision history

Drsandeepjhaliver at 13:37, 9 March 2026