Pakala, Chittoor district

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Pakala
Pakala (India)
Coordinates: 13°28′00″N79°07′00″E / 13.4667°N 79.1167°E / 13.4667; 79.1167 Coordinates: 13°28′00″N79°07′00″E / 13.4667°N 79.1167°E / 13.4667; 79.1167
CountryIndia
State Andhra Pradesh
District Tirupati
Mandal Pakala
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code918585
Vehicle registration AP03 (Before 2019) / AP39 (2019)
Nearest city Tirupati
Sex ratio2:1 /
Lok Sabha constituencyChittoor
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChandragiri

Pakala is a major town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Pakala mandal. [1]

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It comes under the political constituency of Chittoor.

About

Pakala is a mandal in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Pakala Mandal Headquarters is Pakala town. It belongs to Rayalaseema region. It is located 44 km towards West from District headquarters Tirupathi. 450 km from State capital Amaravathi .

Pakala Mandal is bounded by Puthalapattu Mandal towards South, Penumuru Mandal towards South, Pulicherla H/O Reddivaripalle Mandal towards North, Irala Mandal towards west. Chittoor City, Tirupati City, Puttur City, Renigunta City are the nearby cities to Pakala.

Pakala consists of 180 villages and 28 panchayats. Nagamma Agraharam is the smallest village and Pakala is the biggest village. It is in the 371 m elevation (altitude).

Chittoor, Tirupati (Tirumala), Vellore, Thiruthani, Srikalahasti are the nearby important tourist destinations to see.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[2][3] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu and Urdu.

Colleges

Schools

Demographics

Telugu is the official and widely spoken language. Also people speak Urdu. Total population of Pakala Mandal is 56,802 living in 13,533 houses, Spread across total 180 villages and 28 panchayats. Males are 28,414 and females are 28,388

Geography

Pakala is located at 13°28′00″N79°07′00″E / 13.4667°N 79.1167°E / 13.4667; 79.1167 . [2] It has an average elevation of 361 meters (1184 feet).

Distance

Governance

Pakala(Chandragiri) is one of the 175 assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. pakala is part of Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency). N. Reddeppa of YSR Congress Party is the sitting Member of Parliament for Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency) and Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy of YSR Congress Party is Chandragiri the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly for Chandragiri (Assembly constituency).

Politics

Pakala is an Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh and the constituency number is 285.

Entertainment

There are two theaters in pakala town, Ramakrishna Theatre, Srinivas & Mini Theatre

Transport

Roadways

Pakala is well connected to major cities through national and state highways. The National Highways through Pakala Town are, National Highway 40 (India) connecting Pileru ,Madanapalli, Kadapa, Kurnool and Hyderabad on North and connecting Chittoor, Vellore and Chennai on South National Highway 69 (India) connecting Chittoor with Kolar and Bangalore on West National Highway 140 (India) connecting Chittoor with Tirupati and Nellore on East. The city has total road length of 382.30 km. [3]

Public transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Chittoor bus station. [4] Bus services are operated to Chittoor, Tirupati, Madanapalli, Palamaner, Srikalahasti, Nellore, and also to all other major Panchayth and Villages in the Pakala, Chittoor District, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.

Railways Chittoor railway station is a National railway station in Chittoor city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on Gudur–Katpadi branch line section and is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone. Nearest major railway station is Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 45 km from Pakala Town. Katpadi Junction railway station, Tamil Nadu, is 70 km from Pakala Town.

Airports

The nearest domestic airport is Tirupati Airport at Renigunta in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest international airports are Chennai International Airport at Chennai and Kempegowda International Airport at Bangalore.

Climate

Climate data for Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)28.7
(83.7)
31.4
(88.5)
34.4
(93.9)
36.4
(97.5)
40.0
(104.0)
35.5
(95.9)
33.5
(92.3)
33.3
(91.9)
32.8
(91.0)
31.1
(88.0)
28.8
(83.8)
27.6
(81.7)
32.8
(91.0)
Average low °C (°F)17.7
(63.9)
18.8
(65.8)
21.2
(70.2)
24.5
(76.1)
26.2
(79.2)
25.7
(78.3)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
23.8
(74.8)
22.5
(72.5)
20.2
(68.4)
18.1
(64.6)
22.3
(72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)6
(0.2)
6
(0.2)
8
(0.3)
24
(0.9)
58
(2.3)
72
(2.8)
102
(4.0)
115
(4.5)
145
(5.7)
162
(6.4)
110
(4.3)
54
(2.1)
862
(33.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

Villages Under Pakala Mandal

List of all towns and Villages in Pakala Mandal of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Complete details of Population, Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio in tabular format. us 2011

Home Andhra Pradesh District List Tirupati District Pakala Mandal

List of all towns and Villages in Pakala Mandal of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. Complete details of Population, Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio in tabular format.

Landmarks

The Swayambu Varasidhi Vinayakaswamy temple [ permanent dead link ] at Kanipakam is the famous notable Hindu temple near the city.

The 11th century historical Chandragiri Fort is the notable landmark near the city.

From Pakala Town we have NARL National Atmosphere and Research Laboratory towards Tirupati 5 km from town

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References

  1. "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 472, 514. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pakala, India". fallingrain.com.
  3. "DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
  4. "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  5. "CLIMATE: CHITTOOR" . Retrieved 19 February 2016.