Chittoor district

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Districts of Andhra Pradesh.

For the city information, see Chittoor.

Chittoor pronunciation (help·info) (Telugu :చిత్తూరు, Tamil: சித்தூர், Urdu: چتور, Hindi: चित्तूर), also known as Chittur, is a city and district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. The district has a population of 3,735,000 (2001 census). Chittoor district is famous for the Tirupati, Kanipakam and Sri Kalahasti temples. It lies in the Poini River valley of southernmost Andhra Pradesh, on the Bangalore-Chennai highway. It is a market center for mangos, grain, sugarcane, and peanuts. Its industries include oilseed and rice milling. It is also home to Nutrine Confectionaries, a major chocolate manufacturer in India.

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[edit] Geography

The district is bounded by Anantapur District to the northwest, Cuddapah District to the north, Nellore District to the northeast, Krishnagiri District, Vellore District and Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu state to the south, and Kolar District of Karnataka state to the west. Chittoor district lies extreme south of the Andhra Pradesh state approximately between 12°37' ­ - 14°8' north latitudes and 78°3' - 79°55' east longitudes.30% of the total land area is covered by forests in the district. [1] The district has an area of 15,359 km² and population of 3,745,875 of which 21.65% were urban as of 2001. [2] Mango and tamarind groves surround the city of Chittoor, and cattle are raised in the district. The soils in the district constitute redloamy 57%, red sandy 34% and the remaining 9% is covered by black clay black loamy, black sandy and red clay[1] The important rivers in the district are Ponnai and Swarnamukhi rivers which originate in eastern ghats. Other rivers include Kusasthali, Beema, Bahuda, Pincha, Kalyani, Araniyar and Pedderu. None of the rivers are perennial. The population of Chittoor district according to 1991 census is 32.5 lacks with density of 214 Per Sqkm.

[edit] Formation

Chittoor District was formed on 1st April 1911, dividing the then Cuddapah, Nellore and North Arcot districts as a result of recommendations of Pataskar Commission.

[edit] Languages

Major languages are Telugu and Tamil. Tamil is widely spoken in the southern parts of Chittoor District. The cities of Chittoor and Tirupati are having a huge Tamil population. The mandals of Kuppam, Nagari, Puttur, Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta and Venkatagiri are predominantly Tamil.

[edit] Temperature and Rainfall

The temperature in the western parts of the district like Madanapalle, Horsley Hills are relatively lower than the eastern parts of the Chittoor District. This is because of the higher altitude of the western parts compared to the eastern parts. The summer temperatures touches 46ºC in the western parts where as in the eastern parts it ranges around 36º to 38ºC. Similarly the winter temperatures of the western parts are relatively low ranging around 12ºC to 14ºC and in eastern parts it is 16ºC to 18ºC.[3]

Chittoor District receives an annual rainfall of 918.1mm. The South West Monsoon and North East Monsoon are the major sources of rainfall for the district. On average the district receives 438.0mm of rainfall through the South West Monsoon (From June to September) and 396.0mm from North East Monsoon (From October to December). The rainfall received by the district in the years 2002 and 2003 are 984.2mm and 934mm respectively. [4]

[edit] Corporations

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Revenue Divisions

1. Chittoor 2. Tirupathi 3. Madanapalle

[edit] Educational Zones

1. Chittoor 2. Tirupati 3. Madanapalle 4. Puttur

[edit] Assembly Constituencies

There are 15 assembly constituencies in Chittoor district.[5] They are Chandragiri, Chittoor, Kuppam, Madanapalle, Nagari, Palamaner, Pileru, Punganur, Puttur, Satyavedu, Srikalahasti, Thamballapalle, Vayalpadu, Tirupati and Vepanjeri.

[edit] Mandals

There are 66 mandals in Chittoor district.[6]

[edit] Rivers

  • Suvarnamukhi
  • Kalangi
  • Papaghni
  • Koundinya
  • Paleru
  • Arani
  • Pinchcha
  • Cheyyeru
  • Neeva

[edit] Tourist Places

[edit] Important personalities

  • D.Muniratnam Naidu TDP Chairman (Kallu Palli)
  • Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosopher.
  • Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy Educationist, Poet.
  • Chittor V. Nagaiah Film actor, Director.
  • Nara Chandrababu Naidu Politician.
  • Krishna A Maddipatla (MK Anil), President & CEO, Maddipatlas Inc., New York and Director, NY State Education Dept for Vocational Schools
  • Mumtaz Ali Philosopher.
  • Jayanti
  • Ahmadnisar Urdu poet.
  • Devika
  • Ramaprabha
  • BVR Reddy
  • DharaniKumar Reddy.A
  • Anna Ramachandraiah Yadav
  • Venkatamuni Yadav.S
  • Reddivari Chenga Reddy Senior Politician and Hon. minister of Law
  • B Karunakara Reddy HON. TTD Chairman ( His roots are not from chittoor district, He

is basically from Cuddapah ).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b National Informatics Center, Chittoor
  2. ^ Census GIS India
  3. ^ Chittoor district
  4. ^ Irrigation
  5. ^ District-wise Assembly-Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh
  6. ^ APOnline.Chittoor factfile
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