The famous Kamalingeswara swamy temple was built in the regin of King Rajaraja Deva of Eastern Ganga Dynasty of Odisha in 11th century CE.

The parliamentary constituencies are The assembly constituencies are[10] The district is divided into 2 revenue divisions: Palakonda and Parvathipuram, which are further subdivided into a total of 15 mandals, each headed by a sub-collector.

[11] The list of 15 mandals in Parvathipuram Manyam district, divided into 2 revenue divisions, is given below.

At the time of the 2011 census the district had a population of 9,25,340, of which 124,104 (13.41%) live in urban areas.

Parvathipuram Manyam district has a sex ratio of 1035 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 50.90%.