The mandal was a part of Chittoor district and was made a part of the newly formed Tirupati district on 4 April 2022 as part of reorganisation of the districts in the state by the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Government of Andhra Pradesh.

It had a literacy rate of 75.74% with 82.62% among males and 68.72% among females.

The mandal is a part of the Tirupati revenue division.

[3] As of 2011[update] census, the mandal comprises the following villages:The mandal is one of the 2 mandals under Tirupati Assembly constituency, which in turn is a part of Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh.

[6]: XXXIII  Aarani Srinivasulu is representing the Tirupati constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, and Dr.M.Gurumurthy is representing the Tirupati constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha.