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Bapatla

Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh was formed on 4 April 2022 from parts of the old Guntur and Prakasam districts. Its headquarters is Bapatla.

Bapatla is a district of Andhra Pradesh.1 It was formed on 4 April 2022.1 Its headquarters is at Bapatla.1 Its mandals were previously part of the old Guntur and Prakasam districts.1

How the district was formed

Notification No. 187 of the Revenue Department, dated 2 April 2022, formed the district.1 The notification lists 25 mandals (sub-districts).1 They are in two revenue divisions (groups of mandals): Bapatla and Chirala.1

Later changes

On 31 December 2025 five of its mandals moved to Prakasam district: Addanki, Ballikurava, Janakavarampanguluru, Korisapadu and Santhamaguluru.2

For an overview of district changes, see How the map changed.

Footnotes

  1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 187 (Bapatla; Gazette No. 486), 2 April 2022, final notification printed in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, 3 April 2022: notification PDF p. 1, Schedule-I PDF p. 2 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, G.O.Ms. No. 522 (Bapatla; Gazette No. 877), 30 December 2025, final notification printed in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, 30 December 2025: title PDF p. 1, notification and Schedule-I PDF pp. 2–3 (archive.org (opens in a new tab)). Cite-only; paraphrased. ↩

References

Sources (2)
  1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, Restructuring / formation of districts: final notifications, G.O.Ms. Nos. 173 to 198 (2 April 2022) (opens in a new tab), Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, Nos. 472 to 497 (3 April 2022), 2022, G.O.Ms. No. 187, PDF pp. 1–2. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]
  2. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (Lands-IV) Department, District administration: restructuring and formation of districts, final notifications, G.O.Ms. Nos. 514 to 532 (30 December 2025) (opens in a new tab), Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part I Extraordinary, Nos. 869 to 887 (30 December 2025), 2025, G.O.Ms. No. 522, PDF pp. 1–3. Cite-only; paraphrased. [All rights reserved (cited, not reproduced)]

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