Vinjamur is an upcoming town in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Vinjamur mandal.
Vinjamur | |
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.svg)  Vinjamur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°07′00″N 79°25′00″E / 15.1167°N 79.4167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Nellore district |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.15 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 30,250 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Near mandals
edit- East kaligiri mandal
- West duttaluru mandal
- North kondapuram mandal
- South anusamudrapeta mandal
Nearby villages
edit- Nandigunta 5 km
- Utukuru 7 km
- Nagasamudram 8 km
- Gottigundala of Kondapuram Mandal - 11 km
- Sankavaram 11 km
- Padakandla 13 km
Villages
editThere are 16 administrative villages in vinjamur Mandal.
- bukkapuram
- Chakalakonda
- Chandrapadia
- Chinthalapalem
- Gundemadakala
- Janardhanapuram
- Katepalli
- Kistipuram
- Nallagonda
- Nandigunta
- Ravipadu
- Sankavaram
- Thamidapadu[3][circular reference]
- Utukuru
- Juvviguntapalem
- Vannurupalem
- Vinjamur
Irrigational facilities
editBorewells are the main source of drinking and irrigated water. Yarraballipalem Pond and Pathur Pond are important ponds. Water supply to agriculture in vinjamur is through the following sources. Wells / Bore wells: 150 hectares
Ponds: 403 hectares [4]
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] Census of India, the town had a population of 30,250. The total population constitute, 15,200 males, 15,050 females and 2,348 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 80.31% with 13,294 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.[5]
References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook - Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,17,48. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ te:తమిదపాడు
- ^ "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 164, 179. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.