Damalcheruvu
| Damalcheruvu | |
|---|---|
| Big village | |
  Damalcheruvu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′N 79°03′E / 13.483°N 79.050°ECoordinates: 13°29′N 79°03′E / 13.483°N 79.050°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| Population (December 2012) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 517152 |
| Telephone code | 918585 |
| Vehicle registration | AP03 |
| Nearest city | Tirupathi |
| Sex ratio | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chittoor |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandragiri |
| Climate | medium (Köppen) |
Damalacheruvu is a small town in the Chittoor district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
This place is surrounded by mountains in north and east boundaries and is well connected with roadways and railways. Location is about 7 miles west of Pakala and about 23 miles north of Chittoor. National Highway NH-18 (Vellore -Kurnool) passes through Damalcheruvu.
Agriculture
Mangos grown here are exported all over India and to some other parts of the world. Mangoes grown in the region are quite popular, and it has one of the biggest mango markets in India, locally known as "Mango Nagar".
Notable people
It is the birthplace of Telugu short story writer, Madhurantakam Rajaram, who contributed to Telugu literature for more than four decades.
It is the place for lot of people to earn money in summer which helps lot of poor people