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Bapatla district
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.
Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course.
Bapatla Taluka was created in 1794. During May 26-27, 1913 meeting of the first Andhra Mahasabha at the townhall, the foundation for separate state for Andhras was mooted. During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level. In 1977, a proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, communist leader.[citation needed]
On April 4, 2022, as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts. On 31 December 2025, five mandals of Chirala revenue division were transferred back to Prakasam District.
This district is surrounded to the north by Guntur district and Palnadu district , south by the Bay of Bengal, west by the Prakasam district and east by the Krishna district.
Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.
Good deposits of coloured granites occur around Uppumaguluru and Konidena.
Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district as of the 2025 reorganisation had a population of 1,290,893, of which 284,114 (22.01%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 284,114 (21.78%) and 62,100 (4.81%) of the population respectively.
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Bapatla district
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities.
Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course.
Bapatla Taluka was created in 1794. During May 26-27, 1913 meeting of the first Andhra Mahasabha at the townhall, the foundation for separate state for Andhras was mooted. During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level. In 1977, a proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, communist leader.[citation needed]
On April 4, 2022, as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts. On 31 December 2025, five mandals of Chirala revenue division were transferred back to Prakasam District.
This district is surrounded to the north by Guntur district and Palnadu district , south by the Bay of Bengal, west by the Prakasam district and east by the Krishna district.
Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.
Good deposits of coloured granites occur around Uppumaguluru and Konidena.
Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district as of the 2025 reorganisation had a population of 1,290,893, of which 284,114 (22.01%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 284,114 (21.78%) and 62,100 (4.81%) of the population respectively.