[3] As of the 2010 census, the mandal has a population of 70,729 living in 19,894 households.

The average literacy rate stands at 68% with 43,594 literates, of which 22,977 are males and 20,617 are females.

[6] It is one of the fifteen mandals that falls under Gudivada revenue division.

As of 2011[update] census, there are a total of 20 settlements in the mandal region.

Kalidindi is the largest and Kotcherla is the smallest in terms of population.