Podili Mandal - Markapuram, Andhra Pradesh
Podili is an administrative mandal in the Markapuram district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Donakonda, while the nearest airport is Dunakonda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 19.6 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the mandal was 332 km², including 288.22 km² of rural area and 43.88 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 967 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Podili Mandal
Podili Mandal has a total of 32 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Mandal, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akka Cheruvu | Rural | Akkacheruvu |
| 2 | Amudala Palle | Rural | Amudalapalli |
| 3 | Anna Varam | Rural | Annavaram |
| 4 | Chintagum Palle | Rural | Annavaram |
| 5 | Dasalla Palle | Rural | Kunchepalli |
| 6 | Dondleru | Rural | Kondayapalem |
| 7 | Egalapadu | Rural | Egalapadu |
| 8 | Jafala Puram | Urban | Not applicable |
| 9 | Kambhalapadu | Urban | Not applicable |
| 10 | Kesavabhotla Palem | Rural | Pamulapadu |
| 11 | Kondaya Palem | Rural | Kondayapalem |
| 12 | Kunchepalle | Rural | Kunchepalli |
| 13 | Lakshmi Puram | Rural | Talamalla |
| 14 | Madalavari Palem | Urban | Not applicable |
| 15 | Mallavaram | Rural | Mallavaram |
| 16 | Muga Chinthala | Rural | Mugachintala |
| 17 | Nandi Palem | Urban | Not applicable |
| 18 | Nimmavaram | Rural | Amudalapalli |
| 19 | Obulakka Palle | Rural | Obulakkapalli |
| 20 | Pamulapadu | Rural | Pamulapadu |
| 21 | Podili (Ct) | Urban | Not applicable |
| 22 | Ramayana Kandrika | Urban | Not applicable |
| 23 | Ramulaveedu | Rural | Amudalapalli |
| 24 | Salakanuthala | Rural | Kondayapalem |
| 25 | Sudanagunta | Rural | Sudanagunta |
| 26 | T.Salluru | Rural | Yeluru |
| 27 | Teegadurthipadu | Rural | Amudalapalli |
| 28 | Thalamalla | Rural | Talamalla |
| 29 | Thummagunta | Rural | Thummagunta |
| 30 | Uppala Padu | Rural | Uppalapadu |
| 31 | Yeluru | Rural | Yeluru |
| 32 | Zuvvaleru | Rural | Juvvaleru |
Population of Podili Mandal
According to the 2011 Census, Podili Mandal had a total population of 67,017 people living in 16,230 households. The population comprised 34,064 males and 32,953 females, with an average population density of 202 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 67,017 | 35,872 | 31,145 |
| Male Population | 34,064 | 18,383 | 15,681 |
| Female Population | 32,953 | 17,489 | 15,464 |
| Total Households | 16,230 | 8,558 | 7,672 |
| Population Density | 202 / km² | 124 / km² | 710 / km² |
Podili Mandal had 34,461 literate people and 8,266 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 16,767 and 2,026 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 8,266 | 4,917 | 3,349 |
| Literate Population | 34,461 | 14,454 | 20,007 |
| Illiterate Population | 32,556 | 21,418 | 11,138 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 16,767 | 12,576 | 4,191 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 2,026 | 556 | 1,470 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.