It also shares borders with Prakasam district and a portion of it lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal.

[2] As of 2011[update] census, the mandal had a population of 143,825 in 38,605 households.

13,371 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 6,856 are boys and 6,515 are girls — a sex ratio of 950 per 1000.

The average literacy rate stands at 71.79% with 93,653 literates.

[5][6] The settlements in the mandal are listed below: Note: M-Municipality[7] The mandal is under the control of a tahsildar and the present tahsildar is T.