Chittamur mandal explained

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. 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.^[1]

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 600km2 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.^[2]

Demographics

, Chittamur mandal had a total population of 40,241 with 20,503 male population and 19,738 female population with a density of . 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.^{[3] [4]}

Administration

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

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

Politics

Chittamur mandal is a part of Gudur Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency., the mandal had 29,607 eligible voters with 14,712 male voters and 14,895 female voters. 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 April 2022 . New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh . 1 June 2022 . . en.
2. News: S. Murali . 27 December 2019 . Winged visitors flock to Pulicat, with birdwatchers in tow . en-IN . . 9 June 2022 . 0971-751X.
3. District Census Handbook Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore . 2011 . 50–51,390 . 2 June 2022.
4. Hand book of Statistics S.P.S. Nellore district 2018 . 2018 . 22,25-26,38-40,58 . 1 June 2022.
5. Web site: 2011 . Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts] ]. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220223154356/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf . 23 February 2022 . 24 September 2022 . . 223.
6. Web site: 24 May 2019 . Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners . 25 September 2022 . . en.
7. News: A. D. Rangarajan . 19 July 2022 . Andhra Pradesh: Another Central institution likely to be set up in Tirupati . en-IN . . 25 September 2022 . 0971-751X.