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'''Chilakaluripet''' is a city in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the [[Mandal]] headquarters of [[Chilakaluripet mandal]] in [[Narasaraopet revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district|url=http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/ataglance.pdf|publisher=guntur.nic.in|access-date=16 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626041854/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/ataglance.pdf|archive-date=26 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
As per Gazettee No. 939 of 26 January 2022, the old Guntur District, formed in 1904, was split into three districts – [[Guntur district|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]] and [[Bapatla district|Bapatla]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/history/| title= Palnadu District| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 26 August 2023}}</ref>

== Geography ==
It is located in the [[Coastal Andhra]] region of the state at {{Coord|16.10|N|80.16|E|}} in the on the [[Eastern coastal plains]]. Chilakaluripeta is located {{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-west of the district headquarters [[Guntur]], and 75 kilometres (46 mi) south-west of [[Amaravati (state capital)]].<ref name="info">{{cite web|title=Chilakaluripet Municipality {{!}}|url=http://chilakaluripet.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-us-12|website=Chilakaluripet Municipality|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108133602/http://chilakaluripet.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-us-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Town is located in zone 3 as per [[Earthquake zones of India]]. [[Krishna River]] water from the Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal is the main source of water for the residents.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Reporter|title=Relief as water release begins from Sagar right canal|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/relief-as-water-release-begins-from-sagar-right-canal/article8390946.ece|access-date=7 November 2016|work=The Hindu|date=24 March 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], the town had a population of 101,550. The total population constitute, 50,201 males and 51,349 females. Average sex ratio is 1023 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> 9,525 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,916 are boys and 4,609 are girls with a sex ratio of 938 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 72.08% with 52,106 literates, lower than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name="population" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=29 August 2014|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Governance ==

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== Civic administration ==

[[Chilakaluripet Municipality]] was constituted in 1964 as a ''third grade municipality'', It was upgraded to ''second grade'' in 1980 and to ''first grade'' in 2001. The jurisdiction of the municipality is spread over an area of {{Convert|18.13|km|mi|abbr=on}} with 38 wards.<ref name="civicbody" /><ref name="info" />

== Politics ==

Chilakaluripet is a part of [[Chilakaluripet (Assembly constituency)]] for [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. Vidadhala Rajani is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency from [[YSRCP]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It comes under [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)]] which was won by [[Lavu Srikrishna Devarayala]] of YSRCP Party.<ref name=mp>{{cite web|title=MP (Lok Sabha)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|publisher=Government of AP|access-date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf
|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=11 October 2014|page=22,31|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Economy ==

Chilakaluripet is a part of ''Vijayawada–Chilakaluripet growth corridor''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/need-to-enforce-building-rules-vgtmuda-vicechief/article3638675.ece|title=Need to enforce building rules: VGTM-UDA vice-chief|date=14 July 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|location=Guntur|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref> The municipality, along with [[Vijayawada Municipal Corporation|Vijayawada]] and [[Guntur Municipal Corporation]]s are a part of a 15 [[Megawatt|MW]] [[waste-to-energy plant]] project, planned to be set up with the collaboration of the ''JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/wastetoenergy-plant-to-be-set-up-in-guntur/article8205532.ece|access-date=18 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 February 2016}}</ref>

== Transport ==

The town has no rail network and mostly depends on road connectivity. The nearby railway stations are Guntur Jn Railway Station (40 km), Narasaraopet Railway station (21 km), Satuluru Railway station (25 km) and Chirala Railway station (40 km). [[National Highway 16 (India)]], a part of [[Golden Quadrilateral]], passes through the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Highways Development Project Map|url=http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|website=National Highways Authority of India|access-date=17 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075250/http://www.nhai.org/nhdpmain_english.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a total NH16 length of in the City {{Convert|5|km|abbr=on}}, and total length of Roads in the City {{Convert|116.20|km|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Roads in each ULB of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|website=Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Developmemt Department - Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=28 March 2017|archive-date=1 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[APSRTC]] operates buses from Chilakaluripet bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Srinivas|first1=Rajulapudi|title=25 passengers rescued from stranded APSRTC bus in Narsaraopet|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/25-passengers-rescued-from-stranded-apsrtc-bus-in-narsaraopet/article5271407.ece|access-date=8 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=25 October 2013|location=Guntur}}</ref> The [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]], which connects Metropolitan cities [[Kolkata]] and [[Chennai]]. A part of [[Golden Quadrilateral]] highway network, A intersecting Part of the Asian Highway 45, And State Highway 45 From Piduguralla To Chirala Passes the Through City

== Education ==

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.
A Private English Medium School which was established long back at Chilakaluripet, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Recognised by Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Chilakaluripeta is surrounded by many Degree, PG, Pharmacy And Engineering Colleges, Sadineni Chowdaraiah College of Arts Science PG Center (Maddirala), Modern Degree College (Modern Educational Institutions), DRNSCVS Degree College, AMG Degree College, Nikhila Degree College, Sharada College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Kotappakonda), CR Engineering College (Ganapavaram).

== See also ==
* [[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[:Category:Villages in Palnadu district|Villages in Palnadu district]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Palnadu district}}

[[Category:Cities in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Palnadu district]]

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