Chillakur mandal

Chillakur mandal
Mandal
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Coordinates: 14°7′48″N79°52′5″E / 14.13000°N 79.86806°E / 14.13000; 79.86806
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Revenue division	Gudur
Headquarters	Chillakur
Government
•  MLA	Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli (YSRCP)
•  MP	Maddila Gurumoorthy
Area [1] : p-50
•  Mandal	323.25 km2 (124.81 sq mi)
• Urban	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
• Rural	323.25 km2 (124.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1] : 50
•  Mandal	53,138
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
•  Urban	687
•  Rural	52,451
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Chillakur mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district in the 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. ^{[2] [3]}

Demographics

Religions in Chillakur mandal (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hindus			93.48%
Muslims			5.62%
Christians			0.53%
Others or not stated			0.36%
Distribution of religions [4] : 38–40

As per 2011 census ^[update] , Chillakur mandal had a total population of 53,138 with 27,376 male population and 25,762 female population with a density of 164/km². It had a 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. ^{[1] : 28, 50–51  [4] : 29}

Administration

Chillakur mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division. ^[2] The headquarters are located at Chillakur. ^[5] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 30 villages: ^{[1] : 372}

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 ^{[1] : 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. ^[6]

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. ^{[4] : 65–73}

Industrial sector

The mandal is proposed to be a part of the Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

Politics

Chillakur mandal is a part of Gudur Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018 ^[update] , Chillakur mandal had 36,132 eligible voters with 17,849 male voters and 18,283 female voters. ^{[4] : 22} Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli is representing the Gudur constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, ^[9] and Maddila Gurumoorthy is representing the Tirupati constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha. ^[10]

References

1. District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (PDF) (Report). 2011. pp. 28, 50–51, 372. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
2. "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post . 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
3. "Jindal Steel to set up Rs.7500 cr steel plant in Nellore district". Deccan Chronicle . 16 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
4. Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. 22, 29, 38–40, 58, 65–73. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
5. "Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts]" (PDF). Census of India. 2011. p. 220. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
6. "Desalination plant will come up in Chillakur mandal, says Nellore Collector". The Hans India . 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
7. Pathri, Rajasekhar (24 February 2018). "Nellore: Panel constituted for CBIC land acquisition". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 1 June 2022.
8. P. V. Prasad (15 March 2021). "Kriscity to come up in coastal belt of Nellore". The Hans India . Retrieved 1 June 2022.
9. "Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners". Financial Express . 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
10. A. D. Rangarajan (19 July 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Another Central institution likely to be set up in Tirupati". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 25 September 2022.