Chandragiri mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tirupati revenue division and the headquarters are located at Chandragiri.

Chandragiri mandal
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Chandragiri mandal is located in Andhra Pradesh
Chandragiri mandal
Chandragiri mandal
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Chandragiri mandal is located in India
Chandragiri mandal
Chandragiri mandal
Chandragiri mandal (India)
Coordinates: 13°33′54″N 79°18′28″E / 13.56500°N 79.30778°E / 13.56500; 79.30778
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictTirupati
HeadquartersChandragiri
Government
 • MLAPulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad (YSRCP)
 • MPDaggumalla Prasada Rao
Area
[1]: 3 
 • Mandal
456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]: 40–41 
 • Mandal
57,286
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
57,286
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

History

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Chandragiri mandal was a part of Chittoor 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]

Geography

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The mandal is bounded by Chinnagottigallu, Pulicherla, Ramachandrapuram, Pakala, Penumuru, Vedurukuppam, Tirupati (urban) and Tirupati (rural) mandals.[5]

Demographics

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Religions in Chandragiri mandal (2011)
Religion Percent
Hindus
93.52%
Muslims
5.72%
Christians
0.41%
Others or not stated
0.35%
Distribution of religions[1]: 30, 32, 34 

As per 2011 census, Chandragiri mandal had a total population of 57,286 with 28,334 male population and 28,952 female population with a density of 126/km2. It had a sex ratio of 1022. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 12,534 and 3,489 of the population respectively. It had a literacy rate of 73.99% with 82.14% among males and 66.08% among females.[2]: 40–41 [1]: XXXIII, 3, 5 

Administration

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Chandragiri mandal is a part of the Tirupati revenue division.[4] The headquarters are located at Chandragiri.[5] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 23 villages:[2]: 280 

  1. Aagrala
  2. Arepalle
  3. Bheemavaram
  4. Chandragiri
  5. Chinna Rama Puram
  6. Chintagunta
  7. Dornakambala
  8. Ithepalle
  9. Kalroadpalle
  10. Kondreddy Khandriga
  11. Kotala
  12. Mamandur
  13. Mittapalem
  14. Mungilipattukothapalle
  15. Nagapatla
  16. Narasingapuram
  17. Pullaiahgaripalle
  18. Ramireddipalle
  19. Panapakam
  20. Reddivaripalle
  21. Sanambatla
  22. Seshapuram
  23. Thondawada

Politics

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Chandragiri mandal is one of the 7 mandals under Chandragiri Assembly constituency, which in turn is a part of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh. As of 1 January 2018, the mandal has 43,010 eligible voters with 21,018 male and 21,992 female voters.[1]: XXXIII  Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad is representing the Chandragiri constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,[6] and Daggumalla Prasada Rao is representing the Chittoor constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hand book of Statistics Chittoor district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. XXXIII, 3, 5, 30, 32, 34, 62. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c District Census Handbook Chittoor (PDF) (Report). 2011. pp. 40–41, 280. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Central teams visit flood-hit villages in Kadapa, Chittoor". The Hindu. 27 November 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Part-III District and Sub-district [Mandals] Guntur to Chittoor [7 Districts]" (PDF). Census of India. 2011. p. 460. 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 (24 May 2019). "Crushing defeat for TDP in Naidu's home turf of Chittoor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 September 2022.