Chandragiri mandal

Chandragiri mandal
Chandragiri mandal
Mandal
	Chandragiri mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Chandragiri mandal Chandragiri mandal (India)
	Coordinates: 13°33′54″N 79°18′28″E / 13.56500°N 79.30778°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Tirupati
Headquarters	Chandragiri
Government
• MLA	Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad (YSRCP)
• MP	Daggumalla Prasada Rao
Area
• Mandal	456 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Mandal	57,286
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Urban	0
• Rural	57,286
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

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.

History

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

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

Demographics

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^[update], 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

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

Aagrala
Arepalle
Bheemavaram
Chandragiri
Chinna Rama Puram
Chintagunta
Dornakambala
Ithepalle
Kalroadpalle
Kondreddy Khandriga
Kotala
Mamandur
Mittapalem
Mungilipattukothapalle
Nagapatla
Narasingapuram
Pullaiahgaripalle
Ramireddipalle
Panapakam
Reddivaripalle
Sanambatla
Seshapuram
Thondawada

Politics

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^[update], 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]

References

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "Central teams visit flood-hit villages in Kadapa, Chittoor". The Hindu. 27 November 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ ^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.
^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners". Financial Express. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ 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.

[:0-1] Hand book of Statistics Chittoor district 2018 (PDF) (Report). 2018. pp. XXXIII, 3, 5, 30, 32, 34, 62. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[:1-2] 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.

[:2-4] "New AP Map: Check Out Biggest and Smallest Districts in Andhra Pradesh". Sakshi Post. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[map-5] "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.

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