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{{Short description|Mandal in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Chillakur mandal
| settlement_type          = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of districts in Andhra Pradesh|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Nellore district|Nellore]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[List of revenue divisions in Andhra Pradesh|Revenue division]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Gudur revenue division|Gudur]]
| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset               = +05:30
| population_total         = 53138
| population_as_of         = 2011
| area_total_km2           = 323.25
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=":1" />{{rp|p-50}}
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_footnotes     = <ref name=":1" />{{rp|p=50}}
| population_urban         = 687
| population_rural         = 52451
| coordinates              = {{coord|14|7|48|N|79|52|5|E}}
| pushpin_map              = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| mapframe = yes
| seat_type                = Headquarters
| seat                     = [[Chillakur]]
| area_urban_km2           = 0
| area_rural_km2           = 323.25
| leader_party             = [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
| leader_title             = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name              = [[Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli]]
| leader_title1            = [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]
| leader_name1             = [[Maddila Gurumoorthy]]
}}

'''Chillakur mandal''' is one of the [[Mandal|mandal]] in [[Nellore district]] in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a part of [[Gudur revenue division]] and is headquartered at [[Chillakur]].

== History ==
Chillakur mandal was a part of [[Nellore district]] until 2022. It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022 by the [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]-led [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=3 April 2022 |title=New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/andhrapradesh/heres-how-new-ap-map-looks-after-districts-reorganization-153041 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=[[Sakshi Post]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2021 |title=Jindal Steel to set up Rs.7500 cr steel plant in Nellore district |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/150721/jindal-steel-to-set-up-steel-plant-in-nellore-district.html |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{bar box
 | title    = Religions in Chillakur mandal (2011)
 | titlebar = #Fcd116
 | left1    = Religion
 | right1   = Percent
 | bars     = {{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|darkorange|93.48}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|5.62}}
{{bar percent|[[Telugu Christians|Christians]]|dodgerblue|0.53}}
{{bar percent|Others or not stated|black|0.36}}
 | caption  = Distribution of religions<ref name=":0" />{{rp|pp=38-40}}
 | float    = right
}}

{{As of|2011|alt=As per 2011 census}}, Chillakur mandal had a total population of 53,138 with 27,376 male population and 25,762 female population with a density of {{Pop density|53138|323.25|km2|prec=0}}. It had a [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 941, making it the mandal with lowest sex ratio in the erstwhile Nellore district. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16,806 and 8,490 of the population respectively. It had a literacy rate of 60.05% with 66.8% among males and 52.84% among females.<ref name=":1">{{Cite report |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s39c82c7143c102b71c593d98d96093fde/uploads/2019/08/2019080553.pdf |title=District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |date=2011 |pages=28,50–51,372 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref>{{Rp|pages=28, 50-51}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite report |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s39c82c7143c102b71c593d98d96093fde/uploads/2019/07/2019072494-1.pdf |title=Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 |date=2018 |pages=22,29,38-40,58,65-73 |access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref>{{Rp|page=29}}

== Administration ==
Chillakur mandal is a part of [[Gudur revenue division]].<ref name=":2" /> The headquarters are located at [[Chillakur]].<ref name="map">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts] |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223154356/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |archive-date=23 February 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022 |publisher=[[Census of India]] |page=220}}</ref> As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 30 villages:<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|page=372}}
{{srn}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Village
|-
|Addepalle
|-
|Ankulapaturu
|-
|Annambaka
|-
|Ballavolu
|-
|Budanam
|-
|[[Chillakur]]
|-
|Chinthavaram
|-
|Kadivedu
|-
|Kalava Konda
|-
|Ippapudi*
|-
|Momidi
|-
|Mutyalapadu
|-
|Nakkalakalva Khandrika
|-
|Nelaballi
|-
|Oduru
|-
|Pallamala
|-
|Pallamala Khandrika*
|-
|Pentapadu
|-
|Ponnavolu
|-
|Thamminapatnam
|-
|Theepanur
|-
|Thikkavaram
|-
|Thonukumala
|-
|Turpu Kanupur
|-
|Udathavaripalem
|-
|Udathavariparlapalle
|-
|Vallipadu
|-
|Vellapalem
|-
|Yeruru
|-
|Yogeswarunipalle
|}

* Note: Ippapudi and Pallamala Khandrika were uninhabited<ref name=":1" />{{Rp|page=372}}

== Economy ==
In 2019, a [[desalination plant]] was proposed to be set up in the mandal to resolve drinking water issues in the erstwhile Nellore district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2019 |title=Desalination plant will come up in Chillakur mandal, says Nellore Collector |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/desalination-plant-will-come-up-in-chillakur-mandal-says-nellore-collector-542561 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Agriculture ===
Rice is the major crop grown in the mandal primarily during the Rabi season. Greengram and Blackgram are also cultivated during Rabi season although sparsely. Groundnuts, fresh and dry fruits are grown widely during the Kharif season and less prominently during the Rabi season.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|pages=65-73}}

=== Industrial sector ===
The mandal is proposed to be a part of the [[Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pathri |first=Rajasekhar |date=24 February 2018 |title=Nellore: Panel constituted for CBIC land acquisition |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/240218/nellore-panel-constituted-for-cbic-land-acquisition.html |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> Kriscity, an industrial city comprising educational institutions, skill development units, research and development projects, residential, commercial, and tourism projects is proposed to be set up in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=P. V. Prasad |date=15 March 2021 |title=Kriscity to come up in coastal belt of Nellore |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/kriscity-to-come-up-in-coastal-belt-of-nellore-676997 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Politics ==
Chillakur mandal is a part of [[Gudur Assembly constituency]] and [[Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency]]. {{As of|2018|1|1}}, Chillakur mandal had 36,132 eligible voters with 17,849 male voters and 18,283 female voters.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=22}} [[Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli]] is representing the Gudur constituency as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) in [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2019 |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-full-list-of-winners-mla/1585284/ |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |language=en}}</ref> and [[Maddila Gurumoorthy]] is representing the Tirupati constituency as the [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) in [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=A. D. Rangarajan |date=19 July 2022 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Another Central institution likely to be set up in Tirupati |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-another-central-institution-likely-to-be-set-up-in-tirupati/article65658930.ece |access-date=25 September 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Nellore district}}
[[Category:Mandals in Nellore district]]