Appikatla
Village
Appikatla is located in Andhra Pradesh
Appikatla
Appikatla
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°58′N 80°30′E / 15.967°N 80.500°E / 15.967; 80.500
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictBapatla
MandalBapatla
Wards10
Government
[1]
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • BodyAppikatla Gram Panchayat
Area
[2]
 • Total791 ha (1,955 acres)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,831
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522310
Area code+91–8643
Vehicle registrationAP

Appikatla is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Bapatla mandal of Tenali revenue division.[2]

Geography

Appikatla is situated to the northwest of the mandal headquarters, Bapatla,[4] at 15°58′N 80°30′E / 15.967°N 80.500°E / 15.967; 80.500. It is spread over an area of 791 ha (1,950 acres).[2]

Governance

Appikatla Gram Panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[1] There are 10 wards, each represented by an elected ward member.[5] The present sarpanch is vacant, elected by the ward members.[6] The village is administered by the Bapatla Mandal Parishad at the intermediate level of panchayat raj institutions.[4]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 5 schools. These include one Government School, 2 Zilla/Mandal Parishad and 2 private schools.[7]

Transport

Appikatla railway station, a Non-Suburban Grade-6 (NSG-6) station in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Coast Railway zone, provides rail connectivity to the village.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 498. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 830–831. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Local Body Elected Members of Kolakaluru". Area Profiler. Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Mathew, George; Sciences, Institute of Social (1995). Status of Panchayati Raj in the States of India, 1994. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 19, 78. ISBN 9788170225539. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.


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