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{{Short description|District in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
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| [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|03 revenue divisions]]
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| [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|20 mandals]]
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| leader_name3      = [[Krishna Prasad Tenneti]]
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}}
'''Bapatla district''' is one of the districts of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].


==History==
'''Bapatla district''' is a [[district]] in [[coastal Andhra]] in the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in [[Bapatla]]. It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.
As per Gazettee No. 939, dated the 26 January 2022, the old Guntur district, formed in 1904, was split into [[Guntur district]], [[Palnadu district]] and Bapatla district. 12 madals from [[Tenali revenue division]] and 13 mandals from [[Prakasam district]] was merged into the newly formed Bapatla district.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Bapatla District  | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 18 August 2023}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Etymology==
Bapatla district covers an area of  3,828.84  sq km.<ref name=  "admin1">{{cite web| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/about-district/ | title=  Baptala District  | work= About Distrct |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 19 August 2023}}</ref>
Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course.


Bapatla district is bounded by the [[Guntur district]] on the north, Krishna Western Delta on the east, [[Bay of Bengal]] on the south and [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]] and [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] districts on the west.<ref name= "admin1"/>
== History ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 28, 2013|title=Andhra Mahasabhalu on May 26 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Andhra-Mahasabhalu-on-May-26/articleshow/19761956.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105034632/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Andhra-Mahasabhalu-on-May-26/articleshow/19761956.cms|archive-date=2021-01-05|access-date=2021-01-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level.<ref name="eenadu-20220405"/> In 1977, a proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah,  communist leader.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}


Bapatla district is divided into two revenue divisions: [[Bapatla revenue division]] with 12 mandals, and [[Chirala revenue division]] with 13 mandals.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/tehsil/ | title=Bapatla district  | work= About district > Administrative Setup |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 19 August 2023}}</ref>
On April 4, 2022, as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts.<ref name="eenadu-20220405">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/districts/bapatla/714/122066190|title=ప్రగతికి మణిహారం (ఈనాడు బాపట్ల జిల్లా సంచిక)|date=2022-04-05|access-date=2022-04-05|website=ఈనాడు}}</ref><ref name="sakshi-1">{{Cite web|date=2022-04-03|title=AP: కొత్త జిల్లాల స్వరూపమిదే.. పెద్ద జిల్లా ఏదంటే?|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/area-and-population-new-districts-ap-1446058|access-date=2022-04-03|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 March 2022|title=కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849|access-date=31 March 2022|website=Eenadu.net|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Raghavendra|first=V.|date=26 January 2022|title=With the  creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126110443/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/with-creation-of-13-new-districts-ap-now-has-26-districts/article38327788.ece|archive-date=26 January 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2022|title=AP issues draft gazette notification on 26 districts|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129231708/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/260122/ap-issues-draft-gazette-notification-inviting-objections-to-having-26.html|archive-date=29 January 2022|access-date=11 February 2022|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 2022|title=New districts to come into force on April 4|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/new-districts-to-come-into-force-on-april-4/article65274658.ece|access-date=31 March 2022|website=[[The Hindu]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=31 March 2022|title=కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం|url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/122062849|access-date=31 March 2022|website=[[Eenadu.net]]|language=te}}</ref> On 31 December 2025, five mandals of [[Chirala revenue division]] were transferred back to [[Prakasam District]].<ref name="districts-20253112">{{Cite news |title=Andhra News:కొత్త జిల్లాలు పోలవరం, మార్కాపురం |date=2025-12-30 |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/ap-cabinet--approves-formation-of-two-new-districts/1799/125240498 |access-date=2026-02-16 |work=Eenadu|lang=te}}</ref>


The district receives an average annual rainfall of 925.3&nbsp;mm.<ref name= "admin1"/>
== Geography ==
This district is surrounded to the north by [[Guntur district]] and [[Palnadu district]] , south by the [[Bay of Bengal]], west by the [[Prakasam district]] and east by the [[Krishna district]].<ref name="district-map"/>


The soil in the district, generally fertile, are of two types – black cotton soil and sandy loamy soil.<ref name= "admin1"/>
=== Natural resources ===
Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.<ref name="about">{{Cite web |url=https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/about-district/ |title=About District |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=Bapatla district}}
</ref>


==Demographics==
Good deposits of coloured granites occur around [[Uppumaguluru]] and Konidena.<ref name=mining>{{cite web|title=Geology and Mineral Resources of Prakasam District|url=http://apmines.org/?page_id=920|publisher=Department of mines and geology, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=16 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140616085846/http://apmines.org/?page_id=920|archive-date=16 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Bapatla district has a population of 15,86,918, of which 17.90% lived in urban areas.<ref name=  "admin1"/>


It had a literacy rate of 54.70%.<ref name= "admin1"/>
== Demographics ==


==Tourism==
{{bar box
The Suryalanka beach is about 9&nbsp;km from Bapatla.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g3136738-Activities-Bapatla_Guntur_District_Andhra_Pradesh.html | title= Places to visit in Bapatla | publisher= Trip Advisor| access-date = 19 August 2023}}</ref>
|title=Religions in Bapatla district as of 2025 based on 2011 census<ref name="religion">{{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11363/download/14476/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>{{Efn|Most Christians in the district identify themselves as Hindus to avail reservation benefits, the real proportion of Christians being around 15-20% of the population}}
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|91.45}}
{{bar percent|[[Andhra Muslims|Islam]]|green|6.99}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.21}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.35}}
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===Bhattiprolu===
Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district as of the 2025 reorganisation had a population of 1,290,893, of which 284,114 (22.01%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 284,114 (21.78%) and 62,100 (4.81%) of the population respectively.{{sfn|CPO|2022|p=VI}}  
[[File:Maha Stupa at Bhattiprolu 01.jpg|thumb|left|200 px|Mahastupa at Bhattiprolu]]
[[Bhattiprolu]] is a small village which is mainly known for its Buddhist stupa that was built around 2nd-3rd century BC. It was found during excavations between 1870 and 1892. It has a diameter of 40 m and an additional basement of 2.4 m. It is a Buddhist pilgrimage centre and is maintained by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] as a centrally protected monument. It draws tourists from all walks of life.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.holidify.com/places/guntur/bhattiprolu-sightseeing-1257710.html  | title=  Bhatttaprolu| publisher= Holidyfy| access-date = 1 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://asi.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/List-of-Centrally-Protected-Monuments-and-Sites-March-2023-1.pdf  | title=  List of Centrally Protected Monuments / Sites under the jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati Circle)| work= Item No. 48, Ruined Buddhist Stupa, Bhattirolu |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India | access-date = 1 September 2023}}</ref>


==Administrative divisions==
{{Pie chart
[[File:Ap-districts.svg|thumb|350 px|Andhra Pradesh districts including Bapatla district]]
|caption = Languages of Bapatla district, as of 2025 based on 2011 Census<ref name="language"/>
The following table shows the mandals and mandal headquarters in Bapatla district:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/tehsil/ | title= Bapatla District | publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 19 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bapatla_district | title= Bapatla district | work= Administrative divisions |publisher= Wikiwand| access-date = 20 August 2023}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value1 = 92.81 |color1 = steelblue
|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 6.30 |color2 = green
|other-label = Others |other = y |other-color = grey
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt"
At the time of the 2011 census, 93.00% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and 6.12% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> Hinduism is a majority in the district, while Christians are a significant (underreported) minority of around 15-20% in the district. Muslim make up around 7% of the population.
|-
!width="60" rowspan="2"| Serial<br/>number
!colspan="2"|[[Bapatla revenue division]]
!colspan="2"|[[Chirala revenue division]]
|-
!width="30"|Mandal


!width="30"|Headquarters
== Administrative divisions ==


!width="30"|Mandal
The district is divided into  [[Bapatla revenue division|Bapatla]], [[Chirala revenue division|Chirala]] and [[Repalle revenue division|Repalle]], which are further subdivided into a total of 20 [[Tehsil|mandal]]s.<ref name="district-map">{{Cite web |title=Bapatla district map, with mandals and revenue divisions |url=https://bapatla.ap.gov.in/map-of-district/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Bapatla district, Government of Andhra Pradesh}}</ref><ref name="districts-20253112"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-gets-76th-revenue-division-bapatlas-repalle-is-headquarters/articleshow/93491442.cms |title=Andhra Pradesh gets 76th revenue division, Bapatla's Repalle |date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=TOI}}</ref>
=== Mandals ===


!width="30"|Headquarters
The list of 20 mandals in Bapatla district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.
{{Div col}}
# [[Bapatla revenue division]]
## [[Bapatla mandal|Bapatla]]
## [[Karlapalem mandal|Karlapalem]]
## [[Martur mandal|Martur]]
## [[Parchur mandal|Parchur]]
## [[Pittalavanipalem mandal|Pittalavanipalem]]
## [[Yeddanapudi mandal|Yeddanapudi]]
# [[Chirala revenue division]]
## [[Chinaganjam mandal|Chinaganjam]]
## [[Chirala mandal|Chirala]]
## [[Inkollu mandal|Inkollu]]
## [[Karamchedu mandal|Karamchedu]]
## [[Vetapalem mandal|Vetapalem]]
# [[Repalle revenue division]]
## [[Amruthalur mandal|Amruthalur]]
## [[Bhattiprolu mandal|Bhattiprolu]]
## [[Cherukupalle mandal|Cherukupalle]]
## [[Kollur mandal|Kollur]]
## [[Nagaram mandal, Bapatla district|Nagaram]]
## [[Nizampatnam mandal|Nizampatnam]]
## [[Repalle mandal|Repalle]]
## [[Tsunduru mandal|Tsunduru]]
## [[Vemuru mandal|Vemuru]]
{{Div end}}


== Cities and towns ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Municipal Bodies in Bapatla District
!Ciy/Town!! Civil status!! Revenue Division !!Population
|-
|-
|align=left|1
| [[Chirala]]
|align="center"|[[Tsundur mandal|Tsundur]]
| Municipality
|align="center"|[[Tsundur]]
| Chirala
|align="center"|[[Chinaganjam mandal|Chinaganjam]]
| 1,62,471
|align="center"|[[Chinaganjam]]
|-
|-
|align=left|2
| [[Bapatla]]
|align="center"|[[Amruthalur mandal|Amruthular]]
| Municipality
|align="center"|[[Amruthalur]]
| Bapatla
|align="center"|[[Inkollu Mandal|Inkollu]]
| 70,777
|align="center"|[[Inkollu]]
|-
|-
|align=left|3
| [[Repalle]]
|align="center"|[[Vemuru Mandal|Vemuru]]
| Municipality
|align="center"|[[Vemuru]]
| Repalle
|align="center"|[[Karamchedu mandal|Karamchedu]]
| 50,866
|align="center"|[[Karamchedu]]
|-
|-
|align=left|4
| [[Martur]]
|align="center"|[[Kollur mandal|Kollur]]
| Nagar Panchayat
|align="center"|[[Kollur, Guntur district|Kollur]]
| Bapatla
|align="center"|[[Martur mandal|Martur]]
| 21,434
|align="center"|[[Martur]]
|-
|-
|align=left|5
| [[Inkollu]]
|align="center"|[[Bhattiprolu mandal|Bhattiprolu]]
| Nagar Panchayat
|align="center"|[[Bhattiprolu]]
| Chirala
|align="center"|[[Parchur mandal|Parchur]]
| 17,585
|align="center"|[[Parchur]]
|-
|-
|align=left|6
| [[Parchur]]
|align="center"|[[Cherukupalle mandal|Cherukupalle]]
| Nagar Panchayat
|align="center"|[[Cherukupalle]]
| Bapatla
|align="center"|[[Yeddanapudi mandal|Yeddanapudi]]
| 13,375
|align="center"|[[Yeddanapudi]]
|}
|-
 
|align=left|7
== Politics ==
|align="center"|[[Nizampatnam mandal|Nizampatnam]]
The district forms part of  [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency]] and has five assembly constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/Right%20to%20Infn.Act/annex1.htm|title=District-wise Assembly-Constituencies|work=ceoandhra.nic.in}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[Nizampatnam]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|align="center"|[[Addanki mandal|Addanki]]
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
|align="center"|[[Addanki]]
!Name
|-
!style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for<br/>([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
|align=left|8
!Parliament
|align="center"|[[Nagaram mandal, Bapatla sitrict|Nagaram]]
|align="center"|[[Nagaram, Bapatla district|Nagaram]]
|align="center"|[[Ballikurava mandal|Ballikurava]]
|align="center"|[[Ballikurava]]
|-
|align=left|9
|align="center"|[[Repalle mandal|Repalle]]
|align="center"|[[Repalle]]
|align="center"|[[Janakavarampanguluru mandal|Janakavarampanguluru]]
|align="center"|[[Janakavarampanguluru]]
|-
|-
|align=left|10
|89
|align="center"|[[Pittalavanipalem mandal|Pittalavanipalem]]
|[[Vemuru (Assembly constituency)|Vemuru]]
|align="center"|[[Pittalavanipalem]]
|[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]]
|align="center"|[[Korisapadu mandal|Korisapadu]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]
|align="center"|[[Korisapadu]]
|-
|-
|align=left|11
|90
|align="center"|[[Karlapalem mandal|Karlapalem]]
|[[Repalle Assembly constituency|Repalle]]  
|align="center"|[[Karlapalem]]
|None
|align="center"|[[Santhamaguluru mandal|Santhamaguluru]]
|align="center"|[[Santhamaguluru]]
|-
|-
|align=left|12
|92
|align="center"|[[Bapatla mandal|Bapatla]]
|[[Bapatla Assembly constituency|Bapatla]]
|align="center"|[[Bapatla]]
|None
|align="center"|[[Chirala mandal|Chirala]]
|align="center"|[[Chirala]]
|-
|-
|align=left|13
|104
|align="center"|
|[[Parchur Assembly constituency|Parchur]]
|align="center"|
|None
|align="center"|[[Vetapalem mandal|Vetapalem]]
|align="center"|[[Vetapalem]]
|-
|-
|106
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==Education==
==Economy==
The Agricultural College at Bapatla, founded in 1945, is the oldest agricultural college under the [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://agcbapatla.in/ | title= Agricultural College Bapatla| publisher= ACB| access-date = 19 August 2023}}</ref>
Agriculture contributes to major share of gross district domestic product.  Agriculture and allied services based industries such as cotton spinning mills, oil mills and shrimp processing are  present in the district{{Sfn|CPO|2022|p=127-128}}
=== Irrigation ===
* [[Krishna western delta]] is a major irrigation project<ref name="about"/> Tanks, Tube Wells, Dug Wells, Lift
Irrigation are other sources of irrigation.{{Sfn|CPO|2022|p=76}}
 
== Education ==
The first agricultural College in South India 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.<ref name="about"/>
 
==Military institutions==
Airforce station at Suryalanka  of [[Southern Air Command (India)|Southern Air Command]]  is a major defence establishment in the district. It has carried out Emergency Landing Facility  trials on [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]]  near [[Addanki]] on 29 Dec 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sainiksamachar.nic.in/press-realease-details/3313 |title=ELF carried out in Bapatla District (AP) By Air Force Station Suryalanka of Southern Air Command |date=2022-12-29 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Sainik Samachar}}</ref>
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== Tourism ==
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Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple in [[Bapatla]] is a  5th Century CE temple 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.{{sfn|CPO|2022|p=16}}
 
One of the earliest evidence of [[Brahmi script]], origin of most scripts in India, is written on an urn containing Buddha's relics placed in the Stupa of [[Bhattiprolu]]. The script has been named Bhattiprolu script.<ref>{{cite web|title=Centrally Protected Monuments|url=http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/monuments.html|website=Archeological Survey of India|access-date=27 May 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626104454/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/monuments.html|archive-date=2017-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[Saraswata Niketanam]] at [[Vetapalem]] is a library founded in 1918. It is known for its large collection of palm leaf manuscripts, newspapers and books.
 
=== Beaches===
 
Nallamada, East Tungabhadra, Gundamthippa, Romperu(right) rivers meet the sea at Kappalavaripalem, Pinniboyinavaripalem. Suryalanka beach, about 9 km from Bapatla is suitable for sea bathing. [[Vodarevu Beach|Vadarevu]] and Ramapuram beaches near Chirala are also popular tourist attractions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/over-one-lakh-people-take-holy-dip-at-beaches-in-bapatla-on-kartika-somavaram/article66164609.ece |title=Over one lakh people take holy dip at beaches in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Kartika Somavaram |date=2022-11-21 |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
 
== Notable people ==
[[K. Viswanath|Kasinadhuni Viswanath]] who won the prestigious [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] for his contribution to  films as director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor hails from Repalle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Asha Kiran |title=K Viswanath: National Award films directed by the ace filmmaker |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/k-viswanath-national-award-films-directed-by-the-ace-filmmaker/articleshow/68050321.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 February 2019|access-date= 2 June 2021}}</ref> [[D. Ramanaidu]], [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records holder]]  for the most films produced by an individual hailed from Karamchedu near Chirala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakravarthy |first=Venkatesh |date=2015-03-04 |title=Dream merchant |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/obituary/dream-merchant/article6951600.ece |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Pawan Kalyan]] born in Bapatla is a famous film actor and founder of [[Jana Sena Party]]. [[Daggubati Venkatesh]] known as Victory Venkatesh a notable Telugu actor hailed from Karamchedu. [[Pullela Gopichand]] former Indian Badminton player and title holder of [[All England Open Badminton Championships]] winner hails from Nagandla village of [[Inkollu]] Nagar Panchayat.


==References ==
[[Konijeti Rosaiah]] elected as MLA of Chirala assembly constituency several times rose to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Governor of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former AP CM, ex-TN Guv K Rosaiah passes away|work=[[United News of India]]|url=http://www.uniindia.com/former-ap-cm-ex-tn-guv-k-rosaiah-passes-away/south/news/2582722.html}}</ref> [[Kona Prabhakara Rao]] represented Bapatla assembly constituency several times and served as  Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker, State Minister and Governor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao (31.05.1985 – 02.04.1986) |url=https://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/en/previous-governors/shri-kona-prabhakara-rao/ |website=rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in}}</ref>
 
== References ==
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===Books===
{{Cite book |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s345c48cce2e2d7fbdea1afc51c7c6ad26/uploads/2022/03/2022033064.pdf|title=District Hand Book of Statistics – Bapatla district|year=2022|author=CPO}}
 
==External links==
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Bapatla district
District
Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Stupa at Bhattiprolu
Location of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh
Location of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 15°54′18″N 80°28′05″E / 15.905°N 80.468°E / 15.905; 80.468
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionKostaandhra
Established4 April 2022
Revised31 December 2025
HeadquartersBapatla
Administrative divisions
Government
 • Collector & District MagistrateJ. Venkata Murali, I.A.S.
 • Superintendent of PoliceTushar Dudi, I.P.S.
 • Lok Sabha constituencyBapatla
 • MPKrishna Prasad Tenneti
 • Assembly constituencies05
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

Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.

Etymology[edit | edit source]

Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course.

History[edit | edit source]

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.[3] During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level.[4] In 1977, a proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, communist leader.[citation needed]

On April 4, 2022, as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] On 31 December 2025, five mandals of Chirala revenue division were transferred back to Prakasam District.[11]

Geography[edit | edit source]

This district is surrounded to the north by Guntur district and Palnadu district , south by the Bay of Bengal, west by the Prakasam district and east by the Krishna district.[12]

Natural resources[edit | edit source]

Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.[13]

Good deposits of coloured granites occur around Uppumaguluru and Konidena.[14]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Religions in Bapatla district as of 2025 based on 2011 census[15][lower-alpha 1]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 91.45%
Islam
 
 6.99%
Christianity
 
 1.21%
Other or not stated
 
 0.35%

Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district as of the 2025 reorganisation had a population of 1,290,893, of which 284,114 (22.01%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 284,114 (21.78%) and 62,100 (4.81%) of the population respectively.[16]

Languages of Bapatla district, as of 2025 based on 2011 Census[17]

  Telugu (92.81%)
  Urdu (6.30%)
  Other (0.89%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.00% of the population spoke Telugu and 6.12% Urdu as their first language.[17] Hinduism is a majority in the district, while Christians are a significant (underreported) minority of around 15-20% in the district. Muslim make up around 7% of the population.

Administrative divisions[edit | edit source]

The district is divided into Bapatla, Chirala and Repalle, which are further subdivided into a total of 20 mandals.[12][11][18]

Mandals[edit | edit source]

The list of 20 mandals in Bapatla district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below.

  1. Bapatla revenue division
    1. Bapatla
    2. Karlapalem
    3. Martur
    4. Parchur
    5. Pittalavanipalem
    6. Yeddanapudi
  2. Chirala revenue division
    1. Chinaganjam
    2. Chirala
    3. Inkollu
    4. Karamchedu
    5. Vetapalem
  3. Repalle revenue division
    1. Amruthalur
    2. Bhattiprolu
    3. Cherukupalle
    4. Kollur
    5. Nagaram
    6. Nizampatnam
    7. Repalle
    8. Tsunduru
    9. Vemuru

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Cities and towns[edit | edit source]

Municipal Bodies in Bapatla District
Ciy/Town Civil status Revenue Division Population
Chirala Municipality Chirala 1,62,471
Bapatla Municipality Bapatla 70,777
Repalle Municipality Repalle 50,866
Martur Nagar Panchayat Bapatla 21,434
Inkollu Nagar Panchayat Chirala 17,585
Parchur Nagar Panchayat Bapatla 13,375

Politics[edit | edit source]

The district forms part of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency and has five assembly constituencies.[19]

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

Economy[edit | edit source]

Agriculture contributes to major share of gross district domestic product. Agriculture and allied services based industries such as cotton spinning mills, oil mills and shrimp processing are present in the district[20]

Irrigation[edit | edit source]

Irrigation are other sources of irrigation.[21]

Education[edit | edit source]

The first agricultural College in South India 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.[13]

Military institutions[edit | edit source]

Airforce station at Suryalanka of Southern Air Command is a major defence establishment in the district. It has carried out Emergency Landing Facility trials on National Highway 16 near Addanki on 29 Dec 2022.[22]

Tourism[edit | edit source]

Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple in Bapatla is a 5th Century CE temple 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.[23]

One of the earliest evidence of Brahmi script, origin of most scripts in India, is written on an urn containing Buddha's relics placed in the Stupa of Bhattiprolu. The script has been named Bhattiprolu script.[24]

Saraswata Niketanam at Vetapalem is a library founded in 1918. It is known for its large collection of palm leaf manuscripts, newspapers and books.

Beaches[edit | edit source]

Nallamada, East Tungabhadra, Gundamthippa, Romperu(right) rivers meet the sea at Kappalavaripalem, Pinniboyinavaripalem. Suryalanka beach, about 9 km from Bapatla is suitable for sea bathing. Vadarevu and Ramapuram beaches near Chirala are also popular tourist attractions.[25]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Kasinadhuni Viswanath who won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to films as director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor hails from Repalle.[26] D. Ramanaidu, Guinness Book of World Records holder for the most films produced by an individual hailed from Karamchedu near Chirala.[27] Pawan Kalyan born in Bapatla is a famous film actor and founder of Jana Sena Party. Daggubati Venkatesh known as Victory Venkatesh a notable Telugu actor hailed from Karamchedu. Pullela Gopichand former Indian Badminton player and title holder of All England Open Badminton Championships winner hails from Nagandla village of Inkollu Nagar Panchayat.

Konijeti Rosaiah elected as MLA of Chirala assembly constituency several times rose to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Governor of Tamil Nadu.[28] Kona Prabhakara Rao represented Bapatla assembly constituency several times and served as Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker, State Minister and Governor.[29]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Demography | Bapatla District, Government of Andhra Pradesh | India". Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Andhra Mahasabhalu on May 26". The Times of India. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "ప్రగతికి మణిహారం (ఈనాడు బాపట్ల జిల్లా సంచిక)". ఈనాడు. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "AP: కొత్త జిల్లాల స్వరూపమిదే.. పెద్ద జిల్లా ఏదంటే?". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in తెలుగు). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With the 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in తెలుగు). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Andhra News:కొత్త జిల్లాలు పోలవరం, మార్కాపురం". Eenadu (in తెలుగు). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Bapatla district map, with mandals and revenue divisions". Bapatla district, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "About District". Bapatla district. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Geology and Mineral Resources of Prakasam District". Department of mines and geology, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 16 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  16. ↑ CPO 2022, p. VI.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  18. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh gets 76th revenue division, Bapatla's Repalle". TOI. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.
  20. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 127-128.
  21. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 76.
  22. ↑ "ELF carried out in Bapatla District (AP) By Air Force Station Suryalanka of Southern Air Command". Sainik Samachar. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. ↑ CPO 2022, p. 16.
  24. ↑ "Centrally Protected Monuments". Archeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "Over one lakh people take holy dip at beaches in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Kartika Somavaram". The Hindu. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  26. ↑ Kumar, Asha Kiran (19 February 2019). "K Viswanath: National Award films directed by the ace filmmaker". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  27. ↑ Chakravarthy, Venkatesh (4 March 2015). "Dream merchant". Frontline. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  28. ↑ "Former AP CM, ex-TN Guv K Rosaiah passes away". United News of India.
  29. ↑ "Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao (31.05.1985 – 02.04.1986)". rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in.
  1. ↑ Most Christians in the district identify themselves as Hindus to avail reservation benefits, the real proportion of Christians being around 15-20% of the population

Books[edit | edit source]

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

External links[edit | edit source]


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