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Chittoor District also known as Chittur, is a district of India

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's Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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state

States and territories of India

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. The district headquarters is Chittoor

Chittoor

Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....

City. The district has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India

2011 census of India

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. Chittoor district is famous for the Tirupati

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple ), is a Hindu temple in the hill town of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It is around from Chennai, from Hyderabad, and from Bangalore....

, Kanipakam

Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple

Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple or Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple of Ganesha. It is located in Kanipakam in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India.This historic temple is in Kanipaakam in Irala Mandal, Chittoor District...

and Sri Kalahasti temples. It lies in the Poini River valley of southernmost Andhra Pradesh, on the NH4 Bangalore

Bangalore

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-Chennai

Chennai

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highway. It is a major market center for mangoes, grains, sugarcane

Sugarcane

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, and peanuts

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. Major industries around the city are Amaron Batteries, nations leading automobile batteries, and Nutrine Confectionaries, a major chocolate/candies producer and this city is one of the major Granite, mango pulp producing centers of India.

Etymology

The word Chittoor is combination of two Tamil

Tamil language

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words Chit+oor which means Small Town in Tamil language. In ancient days, Chittoor was part of Tamil country of Thondai Nadu.

History

Chittoor District was formed on 1 April 1911, taking CHITTOOR, PALAMANER, CHANDRAGIRI from North Arcot District and MADANAPALLI, VAYALPADU from Cuddapah and PUNGANUR,SRIKALAHASTI,OLD KARVETINAGARAM FROM ZAMINDARI Provinces to form united chittoor district, later in the late 1960s about 280 villages of chittoor district were added into the CHENGALPATTU AND TIRUVALLUR district of Tamil nadu.

Geography

Chittoor district occupies an area of 15359 square kilometres (5,930.1 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Svalbard

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The district is bounded by Anantapur District

Anantapur district

Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...

to the northwest, Cuddapah District to the north, Nellore District

Nellore district

Sri Amarajeevi Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nellore is famous for high paddy field, and so it got its name from "Nelli". The population of the district was 2,966,082 of which 22.45% were urban as of 2011....

to the northeast, Krishnagiri District

Krishnagiri District

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, Vellore District

Vellore District

Vellore district is one of the 32 districts in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Vellore City is the headquarters of this district. It had a population of 3,477,317 as of 2001. It is 37.62% urbanised...

and Tiruvallur District

Tiruvallur District

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of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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state to the south, and Kolar

Kolar

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District of Karnataka

Karnataka

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state to the west. Chittoor district lies extreme south of the Andhra Pradesh state approximately between 12°37' - 14°8' north latitudes and 78°3' - 79°55' east longitudes.30% of the total land area is covered by forests in the district. Mango and tamarind

Tamarind

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groves surround the city of Chittoor, and cattle

Cattle

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are raised in the district. The soils in the district constitute redloamy 57%, red sandy 34% and the remaining 9% is covered by black clay black loamy, black sandy and red clay

Chittoor is around 180KM from Bangalore, around 160KM from Chennai, and around 590KM from Hyderabad, state capital.

Hydrology

The important rivers in the district are Ponnai and Swarnamukhi rivers which originate in eastern ghats. Other rivers include Kusasthali, Beema, Bahuda, Pincha, Kalyani, Araniyar and Pedderu. None of the rivers are perennial. Rivers include:

Swarnamukhi
Swarnamukhi
The Swarnamukhi is a river of southern India. It was mentioned as Mogaleru in the works of Dhurjati.The river flows near famous piligrimage Srikalahasti in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh state, India.The Swarnamukhi river has five major Saivite shrines along its course in the district...
Kalangi
Papaghni
Koundinya
Paleru
Paleru
Paleru is a tributary of the Krishna river. During the Nizam rule, a reservoir was constructed on the river at Paleru town , Kusumanchi. Hundreds of acres are irrigated with the help of this reservoir .-Town:...
Arani
Arani
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Pinchcha
Cheyyeru
Neeva
Kusasthali

Climate

The temperature in the western parts of the district like Madanapalle

Madanapalle

Madanapalle , is a town and a Municipality located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state, India - population 107,512 . Legend has it that the name of the town was originally " Maryaada raamanna puram" which has over time, changed into " Madanapalle".It is one of the biggest Revenue...

, Horsley Hills

Horsley Hills

Horsley Hills , elevation 1,769 m, is a famous summer hill resort in Andhra Pradesh, about 160 km from Bangalore, India and 144 km from Tirupathi. Madanapalle is the closest town near the hills. The major tourist attractions here include the Mallamma temple and the Rishi Valley School...

, Chembakur

Chembakur

Chembakur is a village near Madanapalle, Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is known for its agriculture and has produced many engineers, scientists, doctors who have made significant contributions to the country's economy and growth....

are relatively lower than the eastern parts of the Chittoor District. This is because of the higher altitude of the western parts compared to the eastern parts. The summer temperatures touches 46°C in the eastern parts where as in the western parts it ranges around 36º to 38°C. Similarly the winter temperatures of the western parts are relatively low ranging around 12°C to 14°C and in eastern parts it is 16°C to 18°C.

Chittoor District receives an annual rainfall of 918.1 mm. The South West Monsoon

Monsoon

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and North East Monsoon are the major sources of rainfall for the district. On average the district receives 438.0 mm of rainfall through the South West Monsoon (From June to September) and 396.0 mm from North East Monsoon (From October to December). The rainfall received by the district in the years 2002 and 2003 are 984.2 mm and 934 mm respectively.

Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Chittoor one of the country's 250 most backward districts

Poverty in India

Poverty is widespread in India, with the nation estimated to have a third of the world's poor. According to a 2005 World Bank estimate, 41.6% of the total Indian population falls below the international poverty line of 1.25 a day...

(out of a total of 640

Districts of India

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). It is one of the thirteen districts in Andhra Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Household indicators

In 2007–2008 the International Institute for Population Sciences interviewed 1010 households in 38 villages across the district. They found that 92.7% had access to electricity, 99.6% had drinking water

Water supply and sanitation in India

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, 33.3% toilet facilities, and 53.8% lived in a pucca

Pucca housing

Pucca housing refers to dwellings that are designed to be solid and permanent. The term is applied to housing in South Asia built of substantial material such as stone, brick, cement, concrete, or timber....

(permanent) home

Housing in India

Housing in India varies greatly and reflects the socio-economic mix of its vast population.Housing varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas in Rajasthan to swanky apartment buildings in big cities to tiny huts in far-flung villages...

. 29.3% of girls wed before the legal age

Marriageable age

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of 18 and 88.2% of interviewees carried a BPL

Below Poverty Line

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card.

Assembly Constituencies

There are 14 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly MLA

MLA

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constituencies in Chittoor district. They are

Chandragiri
Chandragiri
Chandragiri , is a suburb of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. Recently it is included under Municipal Corporation limits of Tirupati...
Chittoor
Chittoor
Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....
G.D.Nellore (Gangadhara Nellore)
Gangadhara nellore
Gangadhara Nellore or G.D. Nellore is a Town, Mandal and Legislative Assembly constituency in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Kuppam
Kuppam
Kuppam is a census town in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. It is 105 km from Bangalore and 250 km from Chennai by rail. It is known for its granite quarries and a granite variety, Kuppam Green, is named after the town. Kuppam has now become an educational hub with an engineering...
Madanapalle
Madanapalle
Madanapalle , is a town and a Municipality located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state, India - population 107,512 . Legend has it that the name of the town was originally " Maryaada raamanna puram" which has over time, changed into " Madanapalle".It is one of the biggest Revenue...
Nagari
Nagari, Andhra Pradesh
Nagari is a Municipal town in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a semi agrarian – semi industrialised town. A sizeable textile manufacturing industry thrives in and around Nagari. Nagari is on the Andhra Pradesh - Tamil Nadu border and about 15 km from...
Palamaner
Palamaner
Palamaner or Palmaner is one of the prominent towns of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Geography:Palamaner, a municipality in Chittoor District, Andra Pradesh is located at . It has an average elevation of 683 meters ....
Pileru
Pileru
Pileru or Piler is a town, Mandal and a Major panchayat and Legislative Assembly constituency in Chittoor district the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....
Punganur
Punganur
Punganur i is a town and a Municipality in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.- Geography :Punganur is located at . It has an average elevation of 730 meters .Punganur is an important junction for the arterial roads to Madanapalle , Malur , Chittoor ,...
Puthalapattu
Puthalapattu
Puthalapattu is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Satyavedu
Satyavedu
Satyavedu is a fast developing town and Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Major Car manufactures like Peugeot are planning to setup manufacturing plants in Sricity located in Satyavedu ....
Srikalahasti
Srikalahasti
Srikalahasti , is a holy town and a municipality near Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi. It is also informally and wrongly referred to as Kalahasti...
Thamballapalle
Thamballapalle
Thamballapalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.It is famous for its political standers.A famous temple of MALLIKARJUNA is located in thamballapalli. Thousands of devoties come every year to see SHIVA and have his blessings....

and
Tirupati
Tirumala - Tirupati
Tirupati is a major pilgrimage city located in the Chittoor district and seventh biggest city of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats at a distance of south of Hyderabad, the capital of the state, east of Bangalore, and north of Chennai.Tirupati is famous...

Political divisions

There are 66 Mandal

Mandal

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s in Chittoor district.

Peddamandyam
Peddamandyam
Peddamandyam is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Thamballapalle
Thamballapalle
Thamballapalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.It is famous for its political standers.A famous temple of MALLIKARJUNA is located in thamballapalli. Thousands of devoties come every year to see SHIVA and have his blessings....
Mulakalacheruvu
Mulakalacheruvu
Mulakalacheruvu is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is best known for Somapalyam, the location of two temples which survived Turk attacks....
Peddathippasamudram
Peddathippasamudram
Peddathippasamudram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Peddathippasamudram is located at...
B.Kothakota
B.Kothakota
B.Kothakota is a town and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. B stands for "Beerangi" a small village close to Kothakota...
Kurabalakota
Kurabalakota
Kurabalakota is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Kurabalakota is located at . It has an average elevation of 673 meters .main productions tamarind,tamato,groundnuts and silk....
Gurramkonda
Gurramkonda
Gurramkonda is a historical place located between Cuddapah and Bangalore highway in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Gurramkonda is a mandal headquarter in modern India.-Geography:...
Kalakada
Kalakada
Kalakada is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Kalakada Mandal plays a role in the politics of Vayalpad. This Mandal has given rise to a number of prominent politicians....
Kambhamvaripalle
Kambhamvaripalle
Kambhamvaripalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. - References :The main source of income is from Agriculture.This is one of the big mandal in Chittoor district....
Yerravaripalem
Yerravaripalem
Yerravaripalem or Erravaripalem is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. - Geography :Yerravaripalem is located at . It has an average elevation of 592 meters .It about 40km from tirupati, it has a wonderfull forest area in which lord mallikajuna swamy...
Tirupati Urban
Renigunta
Renigunta
Renigunta is a suburban area of Tirupati, a major pilgrimage centre for Hindus. Renigunta was initially set up as a railway junction to decongest the traffic at Tirupati East railway station. Later in the 1970s, Tirupati Airport was set up. This Tirupati suburb is popularly known as the 'Dwaar' ...
Yerpedu
Yerpedu
Yerpedu or Erpedu is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.- Geography :Yerpedu is located at...
Srikalahasti
Srikalahasti
Srikalahasti , is a holy town and a municipality near Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Swarnamukhi. It is also informally and wrongly referred to as Kalahasti...
Thottambedu
Thottambedu
Thottambedu is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Buchinaidu khandriga
Buchinaidu khandriga
Buchi Naidu Kandriga is a small village in Puttur Mandal of Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Etymology:The word Buchi is from name of the founder of the village. Naming villages based on founder's name is common in those times. The word 'Kandriga' as a suffix is unique to...
Varadaiahpalem
Varadaiahpalem
Varadaiahpalem is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Varadhiahapalem is a notable town in the border of Chittoor, Nellore district...
Satyavedu
Satyavedu
Satyavedu is a fast developing town and Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Major Car manufactures like Peugeot are planning to setup manufacturing plants in Sricity located in Satyavedu ....
Nagalapuram
Nagalapuram
Nagalapuram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Nagalapuram is located at . It has an average elevation of 64 meters .-History:...
Pitchatur
Pitchatur
Pitchatur is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Pichatoor is located 60km from Tirupati and 75km from Chennai on NH205. Araniar reservoir is located in Pichatoor...
Vijayapuram
Vijayapuram
Vijayapuram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.The village is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram....
Nindra
Nindra
Nindra is a village and a mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.A cotton factory and a sugar factory provide employment to almost half the residents....
K V B Puram
Narayanavanam
Narayanavanam
Narayanavanam is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Narayanavanam is located at . It has an average elevation of 122 metres ....
Vadamalapeta
Vadamalapeta
Vadamalapeta is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Padiredu is one of the Villages associated to the Mandal headquarter Vadamalapeta. -Geography:...
Tirupati Rural
Ramachandrapuram
Ramachandrapuram, Chittoor district
Rama-chandra-puram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Demographics:According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Ramachandrapuram mandal is as follows:...
Chandragiri
Chandragiri
Chandragiri , is a suburb of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. Recently it is included under Municipal Corporation limits of Tirupati...
Chinnagottigallu
Chinnagottigallu
Chinnagottigallu is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Chittevandla Palli is one of the Village in Chinnagottigallu Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Rompicherla
Rompicherla
Rompicherla is a major village and mandal in Guntur District, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The villages under this mandalam are Gogulapadu, Atchaiah Palem, Konakanchivari Palem, Machavaram, Karlakunta, Vipparla, Vipparla Reddi Palem, Kothapalli, Marrichettu Palem, Gudipadu, Ramireddy...
Pileru
Pileru
Pileru or Piler is a town, Mandal and a Major panchayat and Legislative Assembly constituency in Chittoor district the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....
Kalikiri
Kalikiri
Kalikiri is a town with a population of around 25,000 in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is famous for its huge tomato market, which supplies tons of tomatoes to other Districts in Andhra Pradesh and other states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala.-Geography:Kalikiri is located at...
Vayalpadu
Nimmanapalle
Nimmanapalle
Nimmanapalle or Nimmanapalli is a small town and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Madanapalle
Madanapalle
Madanapalle , is a town and a Municipality located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state, India - population 107,512 . Legend has it that the name of the town was originally " Maryaada raamanna puram" which has over time, changed into " Madanapalle".It is one of the biggest Revenue...
Ramasamudram
Ramasamudram
Ramasamudram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. - Geography :Ramasamudram is located at . It has an average elevation of .- History :...
Punganur
Punganur
Punganur i is a town and a Municipality in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.- Geography :Punganur is located at . It has an average elevation of 730 meters .Punganur is an important junction for the arterial roads to Madanapalle , Malur , Chittoor ,...
Chowdepalle
Chowdepalle
Chowdepalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Somala
Somala
Somala is a small town and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. - Geography :Somala is located at . It has an average elevation of 610 meters ....
Sodam
Sodam
Sodam is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Near to sodam one of the famous ayyappa swamy temple is there...
Pulicherla
Pulicherla
Pulicherla is a village and a Mandal in Nalgonda district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -External links:*...
Pakala
Vedurukuppam
Vedurukuppam
Vedurukuppam is a village and mandal in the Chittoor district of the state Andhra Pradesh in India. Pachikapallam is a business hub for this mandal....
Puttur
Puttur, Andhra Pradesh
Puttur , is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Etymology:The word Puttur is a combination of Tamil words Pudhu + Wooru which means New village in Tamil language. In ancient days, this region was part of Tamil country of...
Nagari
Nagari, Andhra Pradesh
Nagari is a Municipal town in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a semi agrarian – semi industrialised town. A sizeable textile manufacturing industry thrives in and around Nagari. Nagari is on the Andhra Pradesh - Tamil Nadu border and about 15 km from...
Karvetinagar
Karvetinagar
Karvetinagar or Karvetnagar is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Karvetnagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 266 meters .-History:...
Srirangarajapuram
Srirangarajapuram
Srirangarajapuram is a village and the headquarters of Srirangarajapuram Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in south India- History :...
Palasamudram
Palasamudram
Palasamudram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Gangadhara nellore
Gangadhara nellore
Gangadhara Nellore or G.D. Nellore is a Town, Mandal and Legislative Assembly constituency in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Penumuru
Penumuru
Penumuru or Penumur or Pennamur is a Town and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.- Geography :Penumuru is located at...
Puthalapattu
Puthalapattu
Puthalapattu is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Irala
Irala
Irala is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Irala, is as per area wise largest mandal in Chittoor district...
Thavanampalle
Thavanampalle
Thavanampalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Villages in Thavampalli:Diguvamagham, Sarakallu, Mallakunta, Madhavaram, Katta kinda palle, Gandu palle, Govinda reddy palle, Garuka vaari palle, Cherlo palle, Echaneri, Aragonda, Paimagham,...
Chittoor
Chittoor
Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....
Gudipala
Gudipala
Gudipala is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Yadamari
Yadamari
Yadamari is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Yadamari is a mandal and a religious place. This town has triveni sangamam where three rivers are meeting at one place. A river coming from Keenatipalle, another coming from Gudiyattahm and the third...
Bangarupalem
Bangarupalem
Bangarupalem or Bangarupalyam is a is a town on national highway 4 and a mandal head quarters in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a well known business center for mango, coconut and tomatoes and is the market-yard for four mandals in Chittoor district. Bangarupalyam is prolific...
Palamaner
Palamaner
Palamaner or Palmaner is one of the prominent towns of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Geography:Palamaner, a municipality in Chittoor District, Andra Pradesh is located at . It has an average elevation of 683 meters ....
Gangavaram
Gangavaram, Chittoor district
Gangavaram is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Peddapanjani
Peddapanjani
Peddapanjani is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
Baireddipalle
Baireddipalle
Baireddipalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Baireddipalle is located at...
Venkatagirikota
Venkatagirikota
Venkatagiri Kota is a small town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Venkatagirikota is located at...
Ramakuppam
Ramakuppam
Ramakuppam is a small town situated in the Palmaner Taluk of Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in India and about fifteen miles from Kuppam and 120 km from Bangalore.- Geography :Ramakuppam is located at...
Santhipuram
Santhipuram
Santhipuram is a small town and a Mandal HQ in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Once a sleepy village with hardly 6 houses and an elementary school, which looked like all covered by two gigantic banyan trees, has transformed in the last 20 years in to a thriving little town...
Gudupalle
Gudupalle
Gudupalle is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The village lies on NH-4 highway connecting Bangalore and Chennai. It is the last Mandal of the Chittoor district before Tamil Nadu. Two of the villages are Bandapalli and Chittapara, which are...
Kuppam
Kuppam
Kuppam is a census town in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. It is 105 km from Bangalore and 250 km from Chennai by rail. It is known for its granite quarries and a granite variety, Kuppam Green, is named after the town. Kuppam has now become an educational hub with an engineering...

Demographics

According to the 2011 census

2011 census of India

Chittoor district has a population

Demographics of India

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of 4,170,468 , roughly equal to the nation of Lebanon

Lebanon

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or the US state of Kentucky

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. This gives it a ranking of 47th in India (out of a total of 640

Districts of India

) and 6th in its state. The district has a population density of 275 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate

Family planning in India

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.33 %. Chittoor has a sex ratio

Sex ratio

Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....

of 1002 females

Women in India

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for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate

Literacy in India

Literacy in India is key for socio-economic progress, and the Indian literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from 12% at the end of British rule in 1947. Although this was a greater than sixfold improvement, the level is well below the world average literacy rate of 84%, and India currently has the...

of 72.36 %.

The population of Chittoor District according to 1991 census was 32.5 lakhs with density of 214/km².

Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

is the native language in the district. Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

is second official language in the district while Tamil

Tamil language

is spoken by a significant amount of people in the eastern mandals of the district.

Notable people

Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker and then Speaker of Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament. He was Governor of Bihar also....

, first Deputy Speaker and second Speaker of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
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Chittor V. Nagaiah
Chittor V. Nagaiah
Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The...

, Renowned Film actor, Director.
Sir C.R. Reddy, Educationalist, Founder & Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti or J. Krishnamurti or , was a renowned writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing about positive change in society...

, Philosopher.
P. Chinnamma Reddy
P. Chinnamma Reddy
P. Chinnamma Reddy was a prominent politician in the Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India until the 1960s. He played an important political role as a follower of Indian President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy. He was known for building P.C.R. Junior College and Krishnavani Junior College, and for...

, was a prominent politician, known for building P.C.R. Junior College and Krishnavani Junior College and for establishing the Chittoor cooperative sugar factory
Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Ex-Chief Minister of A.P.
N.Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of A.P.
Dr.vempalli Gangadhar,s.v university scholar,popular writer.see www.vempalligangadhar.com

Education

This educational society is formed in memory of renowned academician LateM. SITA RAM (Ex. Principal- FAC Govt Jr. College Palamaner) by his students, friends and family members in 2001. It was registered in 2007(Regd# 84/07).

Since its formation, the society has issued Certificates of Excellence for various students for their academic performance along with cash prizes at different schools and colleges across Chittoor district. Encouraging merit students and funding the poor (rural) students for their education, is the main objective of the organization.This organization is working for improving for rural education in the district.

The prime objective of this society is to encourage the students of Govt. schools and Junior colleges across the district.
Dr.Padmabhushan K.Chiranjeevi, Great Actor, Tirupati MLA
The great C.M.Kirin kumar reddy, belongs to hydrabad,not chittoor dist.cm only saing..

External links

Official site

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