Chittamur mandal

Chittamur mandal
Mandal
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Coordinates: 13°57′22″N80°4′10″E / 13.95611°N 80.06944°E / 13.95611; 80.06944
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Revenue division	Gudur
Government
•  MLA	Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli (YSRCP)
•  MP	Maddila Gurumoorthy
Area [1] : 22
•  Mandal	278 km2 (107 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [2] : 50–51
•  Mandal	40,241
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
•  Urban	0
•  Rural	40,241
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Chittamur 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 with its headquarters at Chittamur.

History

Chittamur mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

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 600 km² (230 sq mi) 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. ^[3]

Demographics

Religions in Chittamur mandal (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hindus			96.75%
Muslims			2.74%
Christians			0.39%
Others or not stated			0.12%
Distribution of religions [1] : 38–40

As per 2011 census ^[update] , Chittamur mandal had a total population of 40,241 with 20,503 male population and 19,738 female population with a density of 145/km². 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. ^{[2] : 50–51  [1] : 22, 25–26}

Administration

Chittamur mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division. ^[4] Its headquarters are located at Chittamur. ^[5] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 41 villages: ^{[2] : 390}

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 ^{[2] : 390}

Politics

Chittamur mandal is a part of Gudur Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018 ^[update] , the mandal had 29,607 eligible voters with 14,712 male voters and 14,895 female voters. ^{[1] : 22} 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. Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. 22, 25–26, 38–40, 58. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
2. District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore (PDF) (Report). 2011. pp. 50–51, 390. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
3. S. Murali (27 December 2019). "Winged visitors flock to Pulicat, with birdwatchers in tow". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 9 June 2022.
4. "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post . 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
5. "Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts]" (PDF). Census of India. 2011. p. 223. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
6. "Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners". Financial Express . 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. 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.