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==History== | ==History== | ||
Krishna district was formed by renaming Machilipatnam district and adding certain taluks of Guntur district in 1859. Krishna district was divided into Krishna and Godavari districts in 1925. During the reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh Krishna district was further divided into Krishna and NTR districts. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://krishna.ap.gov.in/| title= Krishna district |work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 15 January 2024}}</ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Pedana covers an area of 20.72 sq km.<ref name= "census">{{cite web |url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Krishna |work = Series 29, Part XII B, page 48, item 802971 |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date = 17 September 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160422201208/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf |archive-date = 22 April 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> | Pedana covers an area of 20.72 sq km.<ref name= "census">{{cite web |url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Krishna |work = Series 29, Part XII B, page 48, item 802971 |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date = 17 September 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160422201208/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf |archive-date = 22 April 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> | ||
Krishna district has 25 mandals spread across three revenue divisions – [[Machilipatnam revenue division]], [[Gudivada revenue division]] and [[Vuyyuru revenue division]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna district profile - AP Government - 4 April 2022 |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3c399862d3b9d6b76c8436e924a68c45b/uploads/2022/04/2022040412.pdf}}</ref> | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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Pedana had a literate population of 19,536 (63.60%).<ref name= "census"/> | Pedana had a literate population of 19,536 (63.60%).<ref name= "census"/> | ||
== See also == | ==See also== | ||
*[[:Category:Villages in Krishna district|Villages in Krishna district]] | * [[Krishna district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Krishna district]] | ||
* [[:Category:Villages in Krishna district|Villages in Krishna district]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||