Athota

Athota
అత్తోట
Village

Village of Athota
Athota

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°17′28″N 80°40′54″E / 16.2910°N 80.6816°E / 16.2910; 80.6816Coordinates: 16°17′28″N 80°40′54″E / 16.2910°N 80.6816°E / 16.2910; 80.6816
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Mandal Kollipara
Area[1]
 • Total 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,628
 • Density 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

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

Geography

Athota is located at 16.2910°N 80.6816°E and near to Tenali. It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state. Athota is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the district headquarters, Guntur, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Vijayawada by road. It lies on the Eastern coastal plains.[3] It has an average altitude of 15 metres (49 ft).[4]

Climate

The city experiences tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). May is the hottest and December is the coolest month of the year. The annual precipitation is about 1,017 millimetres (40 in) and the month of August receives the highest precipitation with 202 millimetres (8 in) of rainfall.[5]

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Athota had a population of 5,628. The total population constitute, 2,793 males and 2,835 females —a sex ratio of 985 females per 1000 males. 511 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 257 are boys and 254 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 71.45% with 3,656 literates, higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1][6]

Government

Panchayathi Office Athota

Athota being a part of Kollipara mandal falls under Tenali (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, which inturn is a part of Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner. pp. 14,402. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Sr.Bimcy; Sr.Sisily; Charlotte. Bibliographic information. Scholar Publishing House. pp. 20–21. ISBN 8171725163. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  4. ↑ "Elevation for Tenali". Veloroutes. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Climate: Athota – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table – Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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