Konaseema district

Konaseema district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district
Clockwise from top-left: Bhimeswara temple at Draksharama, Crop fields in Yeditha, Street of Amalapuram, Antarvedi Beach, Gummileru Jain Temple
Coordinates: 16.6°N 82.0°E / 16.6; 82.0
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
Formed	4 April 2022
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Named for	Dr.B. R. Ambedkar
Headquarters	Amalapuram
Government
• District collector	Sri Himanshu Shukla IAS Collector & District Magistrate
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Amalapuram
• MP	Chinta Anuradha
• Assembly constituencies	07
Area
• Total	2,081.2 km2 (803.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,719,093
• Density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	konaseema.ap.gov.in

Konaseema district (officially known as Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated between the tributaries of the Godavari river in the Konaseema region of Coastal Andhra. It was carved out of East Godavari district on 4 April 2022 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Amalapuram is the district headquarters and the largest city in this district. Other significant towns in the district are Mandapeta, Ramachandrapuram, and Mummidivaram.

Geography

Konaseema is located in the delta of the Godavari river. The economy is based mainly on agriculture, primarily rice production. There are some Mangrove forests in the northeast of the district. It lies in between the two branches of the Godavari river. The Godavari divides into two components (i.e. Gautami and Vasishtha) and forms an island previously called Nagaram during the Mughal era. The land here is considered very fertile and suitable for agriculture.

This district is surrounded to the north by East Godavari district, south by the Bay of Bengal, east by Kakinada district and west by West Godavari district.

Politics

There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in the Konaseema district. The parliamentary constituency is Amalapuram (Lok Sabha constituency). The assembly constituencies are listed below

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Parliament
42	Ramachandrapuram	None	Amalapuram
43	Mummidivaram	None
44	Amalapuram	SC
45	Razole	SC
46	Gannavaram	SC
47	Kothapeta	None
48	Mandapeta	None

Administrative divisions

Satellite view of Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district

The district is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Amalapuram, Kothapeta and Ramachandrapuram, which are further subdivided into a total of 22 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.

Mandals

Konaseema district (officially:Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district) consists of 22 mandals spread across 2 revenue divisions: Amalapuram revenue division and Ramachandrapuram revenue division.

Serial number	Amalapuram revenue division		Ramachandrapuram revenue division
	Mandal	Headquarters	Mandal	Headquarters
1	Ainavilli Mandal	Ainavilli	Alamuru mandal	Alamuru
2	Allavaram mandal	Allavaram	Atreyarapuram mandal	Atreyarapuram
3	Amalapuram mandal	Amalapuram	Gangavaram mandal	Gangavaram
4	Ambajipeta mandal	Ambajipeta	Kapileswarapuram mandal	Kapileswarapuram
5	I. Polavaram mandal	I. Polavaram	Kothapeta mandal	Kothapeta
6	Katrenikona mandal	Katrenikona	Mandapeta mandal	Mandapeta
7	Malikipuram mandal	Malikipuram	Ramachandrapuram mandal	Ramachandrapuram
8	Mamidikuduru mandal	Mamidikuduru	Ravulapalem Mandal	Ravulapalem
9	Mummidivaram mandal	Mummidivaram	Rayavaram mandal	Rayavaram
10	P. Gannavaram mandal	P. Gannavaram
11	Razole mandal	Razole
12	Sakhinetipalli mandal	Sakhinetipalli
13	Uppalaguptam Mandal	Uppalaguptam

Cities and towns

Largest cities or towns in Konaseema district As per the 2011 Census
Rank		Division	Pop.
1	Mandapeta	Ramachandrapuram Division	65,406
2	Amalapuram	Amalapuram Division	53,231
3	Ramachandrapuram	Ramachandrapuram Division	43,657
4	Mummidivaram	Amalapuram Division	25,355
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Municipal bodies in district

S.No.	City / Town	Municipality formation year	No. of Wards	Civic status of municipal body	2011 census population	2001 census population	1991 census population	1981 census population	1971 census population	1961 census population	1951 census population
1	Mandapeta	1958	30	Municipality Grade - 2	65,406	51,638	42,453	33,499	25,316	19,766	15,139
2	Amalapuram	1948	30	Municipality Grade - 1	53,231	51,444	46,029	38,999	30,518	24,063	21,117
3	Ramachandrapuram	1959	28	Municipality Grade - 2	43,657	41,370	36,788	30,902	23,685	18,778	15,381
4	Mummidivaram	2011	20	Nagar Panchayat	25,355	--	--	--	--	--	--

Erstwhile talukas in the district (non-municipal bodies)

S.No.	Town	Civic Status of Town	2011 Census Population
1	Tallarevu	Grama panchayat	24,550
2	Kothapeta	Grama panchayat	24,539
3	Rayavaram	Grama panchayat	17,361
4	Razole	Grama panchayat	13,597
5	Alamur	Grama panchayat	9,723
6	P.Gannavaram	Grama panchayat	9,459
7	Korukonda	Grama panchayat	9,228
8	Rangampeta	Grama panchayat	7,983

Census towns in the district

S.No.	Town	Civic status of town	2011 census population
1	Bandaru Lanka [Amalapuram]	Census town	11,470
2	Arempudi [Sankhavaram]	Census town	5,073

Demographics

Religions in Konaseema district (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			97.41%
Christianity			1.39%
Islam			1.04%
Other or not stated			0.16%
Distribution of religions

Languages in Konaseema district (2011)
Language			Percent
Telugu			99.41%
Other or not stated			0.59%
Distribution of languages

At the time of the 2011 census, Konaseema district had a population of 1,719,093, of which 164,421 (9.56%) lived in urban areas. Konaseema district had a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprised 427,130 (24.85%) and 13,481 (0.78%).

Telugu is the predominant language, spoken by 99.41% of the population.

Culture

The region has a diverse folk culture. In the heart of the Godavari Delta, Konaseema is one of the only two regions in India, apart from Kerala, where a large community still practices traditional Shrauta rituals. These traditions have largely fallen out of use in the rest of India, making it a favoured destination for scholars seeking to understand ancient Vedic culture.

The villagers also have a varied folk culture with their regional gods. Most of the Dalits, like in most of Coastal Andhra, are Christians - both Catholic and Protestant.

Transportation

National Highway NH216 connects Konaseema District. Andhra Pradesh public state transport operates APSRTC bus services from the district headquarters Amalapuram to Rajahmundry, Razole, Kakinada, Annavaram, Visakhapatnam, Ravulapalem, Tanuku, Eluru, Palakollu, Tuni, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Srikakulam, Tekkali, Ichapuram, Vizianagaram, Narsapuram, Bhimavaram, Machilipatnam, Srisailam, Guntur and Tirupati.

Nearest railway stations

Rajahmundry railway station, Palakollu railway station, Narsapuram railway station, Bhimavaram Junction railway station, and Bhimavaram Town Halt railway station are the nearest railway stations.

Proposed railway line

The Kakinada - Kotipalli - Narsapur railway line is under construction, and a bridge over the Godavari river is being constructed. Once operational, this railway will also make a stop at Amalapuram.

See also

• Konaseema district protest