Palakollu mandal
The average literacy rate stands at 82.99% with 97,653 literates, of which 50,723 are men and 46,930 are women.[5] As per the report published by Census India in 2018, 154,149 people are engaged in work activities out of a total population of 258,625.[1] Palakollu mandal is administered under Palakollu (Assembly constituency)[6] of Narsapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)[7] and is one of the twelve mandals that fall under the Narasapuram revenue division.As of the 2011[update] census, the mandal has 20 settlements, Witch is Includes 1 City 3 out growths and 17 villages.Palakollu Rural is the largest and Chandaparru is the smallest village in terms of population.