Chirala mandal: Difference between revisions

'''Chirala mandal''' is one of the 36 [[mandal]]s in [[Prakasam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is administered under [[Ongole revenue division]] and its headquarters are located at [[Chirala]]. The mandal is situated at the shore of [[Bay of Bengal]] and is bounded by [[Parchur]], [[Karamchedu]] and [[Vetapalem]] mandals.<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Guntur District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 January 2015|pages=141, 175}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in Prakasam district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/prakasam.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|access-date=10 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606034217/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/prakasam.html|archive-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 5 settlements. It includes 2 towns and 3 villages. Chirala is the municipality and its adjoining area was classified as a census town with the same name.<ref name=map /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Guntur District |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=18|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref>