Vajrapu-kotturu or Vajrapu-kothuru is a village and a Mandal

Subdivisions of India

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 in Srikakulam district

Srikakulam district

Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...

 in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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 in India

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Vajrapukotturu mandal is bordered by Mandasa

Mandasa

Mandasa is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Mandasa mandal is bordered by Sompeta mandal on the North, Palasa mandal on the South, Orissa state on the West and Bay of Bengal on the East.-Geography:...

, Palasa, Nandigam and Santha Bommali

Santha Bommali

Santhabommali is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Santha Bommali mandal is bordered by Polaki, Kotabommali, Tekkali, Nandigam and Vajrapu Kotturu mandals of Srikakulam district and Bay of Bengal....

 mandals of Srikakulam district and has a long coastline off Bay of Bengal

Bay of Bengal

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Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Vajrapu Kotturu mandal is as follows:

• Total Population: 69,398 in 16,224 Households
• Male Population: 33,380 and Female Population: 36,018
• Children Under 6-years of age: 9,077 (Boys - 4,573 and Girls 4,504)
• Total Literates: 36,627

Panchayats

There are 37 panchayats in Vajrapu Kotturu mandal.

• Akkupalli (village and panchayat)
• Amalapadu (village and panchayat)
• Anathagiri (village and panchayat)
• Baipalli (village and panchayat)
• Bathupuram (village and panchayat)
• Bendi (village and panchayat)
• Cheepurupalli (village and panchayat)
• Chinnavanka (village and panchayat)
• Devunalthada (village and panchayat)
• Dokulapadu (village and panchayat)
• Garudabhadra (village and panchayat)
• Govindapuram (village and panchayat)
• Gunupalli (village and panchayat)
• K.R.Peta (village and panchayat)
• Kidisingi (village and panchayat)
• Komaralthada (village and panchayat)
• Kondavooru (village and panchayat)
• Kottapeta (village and panchayat)
• Laxmidevi Peta (village and panchayat)
• Manchineella Peta (village and panchayat)
• Metturu (village and panchayat)
• Nagarampalli (village and panchayat)
• P.J.Puram (village and panchayat)
• P.M.Puram (village and panchayat)
• Palli Saradhi (village and panchayat)
• Pallivooru (village and panchayat)
• Patha Tekkali (village and panchayat)
• Pedda Boddapadu (village and panchayat)
• Pedda Badam (village and panchayat)
• Rajam (village and panchayat)
• Reyyipadu (village and panchayat)
• S.J.Puram (village and panchayat)
• Sainuru (village and panchayat)
• Uddanam Gopinadhapuram (village and panchayat)
• Uddanam Ramakrishnapuram (village and panchayat)
• Undrukudia (village and panchayat)
• Vajrapu Kotturu (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)