Kuppam

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Kuppam
Kuppam
State - District(s)	Andhra Pradesh - Chittoor
Coordinates	12.75° N 78.37° E
Area - Elevation	- 667 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	18,803 -

Kuppam is a census town in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is 105 km from Bangalore and 250 km from Chennai by rail. It is famous for its granite quarries, so much so that a granite variety is named after the town, viz. Kuppam Green. Kuppam shot to fame after the ex AP Chief Minister and the TDP supremo N. Chandra Babu Naidu won the elections from this constituency.

Kuppam was also the site of an interesting experiment by Hewlett Packard which founded the i-community there [1].

There is also a village namely kuppam in northern Kerala, and a river with same name originated from western karnatak and goes through Kerala and reach into Arabian sea. see more about kuppam, Kerala here www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kupam

[edit] Geography

Kuppam is located at 12.75° N 78.37° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 667 metres (2188 feet).

There are two places with name Kuppam in India. One is as described above in Andraparadesh by you. The second Kuppam mentioned under the article Taliparamba, Kannur District Kerala is different. It is a small town near Taliparamba on the banks of Kuppam River. Kuppam river which is about 74 km long, flows from the western ghats to Arabian Sea touching the villages like Kooveri, Mukkunnu and Kuttiyeri. Kuppam was a very busy trading centre for those people from upstream of Kuppam river who used to bring their ugricultural products, via motor boats and also an important ferrying point for people coming via boats to catch bus and go to places like taliparamba & Kannur, as these areas were not coonected by bus in the 70s & 80s. Kuppam is hardly 2 to 3 km from Taliparamba with a sizable Muslim population with a Muslim Mosque, Primary School, Post Office (Pin Code 670144). The surrounding villages are Hindu dominated with picturesque hills and many Theyyam temples. Kuppam river is one of the most nonpolluted rivers with virgin beauty, abundant in fish, crabs and other blessed with rich flaura & fauna. The area is culturally & politically very vibrant. Sizable population of young people are migrated to Persian Gulf in search of green pastures.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Kuppam had a population of 18,803. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kuppam has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kuppam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.