Hiramandalam
Hiramandalam is a census town and mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Vamsadhara River, and is the site of the B.R.R. Vamsadhara Project and the Gotta barrage, which together provide irrigation to large parts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.
Geography
Hiramandalam is located at. It has an average elevation of 27 meters.Demographics
According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Hiramandalam mandal is as follows:- Total Population: 46,204 in 11,055 Households
- Male Population: 22,954 and Female Population: 23,250
- Children Under 6 Yrs: 6,347
- Total Literates: 22,780
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.Irrigation and Projects
Hiramandalam is closely associated with the B.R.R. Vamsadhara Project, one of the major irrigation schemes in north coastal Andhra Pradesh. The project was initiated in the 1970s to utilize the waters of the Vamsadhara River.Stage I involved the construction of the Gotta barrage near Hiramandalam and a Left Main Canal about 104 km long, designed to irrigate nearly 148,230 acres across 398 villages in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.
Stage II Phase I extended irrigation to another 62,280 acres through the Right Main Canal, with Hiramandalam mandal among the beneficiaries.
Stage II Phase II envisages the construction of the Hiramandalam Reservoir, with a proposed storage capacity of about 19 TMC, and a side weir at Katragadda to divert floodwaters from the Vamsadhara into the reservoir. This phase aims to stabilize irrigation over 45,000 acres and supplement both Left and Right Main Canals.
In 2022, the Government of Andhra Pradesh approved a lift irrigation project to channel water from the Gotta barrage into the Hiramandalam reservoir through a 600-metre pipeline. The project, estimated at ₹135 crore, is expected to stabilize irrigation over 210,000 acres and provide drinking water to about 1,500 villages.