Chitvel

Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam railway Tunnel at chitvel

Yellama Raju Cheruvu Chitvel

Chitvel
small town
Nickname:  Chitvelu
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Chitvel Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14°10′00″N79°20′00″E / 14.1667°N 79.3333°E / 14.1667; 79.3333
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Annamayya
Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu,Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	516104
Telephone code	08566
Vehicle registration	AP-04 ,AP-39

Chitvel is a small town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chitvel mandal of Rajampet in the Rayalaseema Region. chitvel has India's longest electrified railway tunnel between Chitvel and Rapur, 6.6 km long. This line connects Obulavaripalli-Krishnapatnam port and opened by vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu on Aug 21, 2019.This is the main railway line in this area. ^[1]

Sights and attractions around chitvel is Gundalakona, a regionally famous Lord Shiva temple.

Gundalakona waterfalls

Geography

Rapur & Chitvel Ghat Road at Chitvel

Chitvel is located at 14°10′00″N79°20′00″E / 14.1667°N 79.3333°E / 14.1667; 79.3333 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 132 meters (436 feet).

Notable people

1.Penchal Das singer, songwriter, and poet in the telugu film industry

References

1. "Revenue Divisions and Mandals". Official website of YSR Kadapa District. National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
2. Falling Rain Genomics.Chitvel