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| Settlement type | Mandal |
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Chittamur mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Sullurupeta revenue division with its headquarters at Chittamur.
History
Chittamur mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022.[1] 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.[2]
Biodiversity
Chittamur mandal has brackish water ecosystem. Every year, terrestrial and aquatic birds migrate to Pulicat Lake for a temporary stay. The ecosystem covers an area of Template:Convert including parts of the mandal along with Doravarisatram, Sullurpeta, Tada and Vakadu mandals. The terrestrial birds include painted storks, large egrets, little egrets, grey pelicans, grey herons; water birds include northern pintails, black-winged stilts, northern shovelers, common teal, seagulls, terns, sandpipers, and common coots.[1]
Demographics
Template:As of, Chittamur mandal had a total population of 40,241 with 20,503 male population and 19,738 female population with a density of Template:Pop density. It had a sex ratio of 963. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16,035 and 5,905 of the population respectively. It had a literacy rate of 57.65% with 64.13% among males and 50.95% among females.[3]Template:Rp[4]Template:Rp
Administration
Chittamur mandal is a part of Sullurupeta revenue division.[2] Its headquarters are located at Chittamur.[5] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 41 villages:[3]Template:Rp Template:Srn
| Village |
|---|
| Addepudi |
| Aruru |
| Buradagali Kothapalem |
| Chillamuru |
| Chittamur |
| Devuni Khandrika* |
| Ellore |
| Eswarawaka |
| Gangupalem* |
| Gollapalem |
| Gunupadu |
| Jalapeddipalem |
| Kalagurthipadu |
| Kogili |
| Kokkupalem |
| Kothapalem* |
| Kummarapalem |
| Mallam |
| Mangalavaripalle |
| Mannemala |
| Marlamudi Jangalapalle |
| Mettu |
| Molakalapudi |
| Mukkidipalem |
| Padarthivari Khandrika* |
| Palamparthy |
| Pellakuru |
| Perantravulamitta |
| Pittivanipalle |
| Pothunayanipalle* |
| Putragunta |
| Ranganathapuram |
| Rayareddipalem* |
| Somasamudram |
| Tadimedu |
| Uppalamarthi |
| Vadlavanipalle* |
| Varthur North |
| Veligajulapalle |
| Yakasiri |
| Yellasiri |
- Note: Devuni Khandrika, Gangupalem, Kothapalem, Padarthivari Khandrika, Pothunayanipalle, Rayareddipalem and Vadlavanipalle were uninhabited[3]Template:Rp
Politics
Chittamur mandal is a part of Gudur Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. Template:As of, the mandal had 29,607 eligible voters with 14,712 male voters and 14,895 female voters.[4]Template:Rp Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli is representing the Gudur constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,[6] and Maddila Gurumoorthy is representing the Tirupati constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Winged visitors flock to Pulicat, with birdwatchers in tow. The Hindu(27 December 2019). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh. Sakshi Post(3 April 2022). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Template:Cite report
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Template:Cite report
- ↑ Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts]]. Census of India(2011). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners. Financial Express(24 May 2019). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh: Another Central institution likely to be set up in Tirupati. The Hindu(19 July 2022). Retrieved 25 September 2022.