Chittoor

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Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division respectively. The city has a population of 189,332.

Etymology

The name Chittoor is believed to have originated from a combination of two words: Chitti and Ooru. In Telugu, Chitti means "small" and Ooru means "town" or "village." Thus, Chittoor translates to "small town" or "small village".

Historical records show that Chittoor, due to its strategic location, developed as a trading hub between Telugu and Tamil regions, leading to the use of both languages in the town.

History

After Indian independence in 1947, Chittoor became a part of the erstwhile Madras State. The modern Chittoor district was formerly North Arcot district, which was established by the British in the 19th century and had Chittoor as its headquarters. On 1 April 1911, the district was split into two - Chittoor district and North Arcot district.

Pre-history

The district abounds in several pre-historic sites. The surface finds discovered are assigned to special stages in the progress of civilization. Paleolithic tools were discovered at Tirupathi, Sitarampeta, Ellampalle, Mekalavandlapalle and Piler. Mesolithic tools were discovered at Chinthaparthi, Moratavandlapalle, Aruvandlapalle and Tirupathi.Remains of Neolithic and ancient tools were unearthed near Bangarupalem. The existence of megalithic culture was revealed by the discovery of graves at Irulabanda, Bapanatham, Valimikipuram (Vayalpadu), Sodum, Velkuru, Nyakaneri and Basinikonda.

Political history

The political history of the district commences with the Mauryas in the 4th century BC. The district of Chittoor was not a homogeneous administrative unit up to 1911. Its component parts were under the control of various principal dynasties at different periods of times, namely,

Geography

Chittoor city lies on the banks of Neeva River at the southernmost part of Andhra Pradesh state. It is located on the NH 69 and NH 40 linking major metropolitan cities of Bangalore and Chennai. This district headquarters is 150 km from Chennai, 165 km from Bangalore.

It is located between the northern latitudes of 37" and 14°8" and between the eastern longitudes 78°33" and 79°55". It is bounded on the east by Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, on the south by Krishnagiri District, Vellore, Tiruvallur, Thirupattur districts of Tamil Nadu, on the west by Kolar district of Karnataka, and on the north by Annamayya district of Andhra Pradesh. In respect of area it takes the eighth place with an area of 15,150 square kilometers which accounts for 5.51 percent of the total area of the state. The general elevation of the mountainous part of the district is 2500 feet above sea level. Chennai & Bangalore cities are located in 150 km. and 165 km. respectively from Chittoor Town. Vellore is the nearest city and twin city located 30 kms across the border with Tamil Nadu.

Climate

| location = Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh | metric first = Y | single line = yes | Jan high C = 28.9 | Feb high C = 31.4 | Mar high C = 34.4 | Apr high C = 36.4 | May high C = 40.0 | Jun high C = 35.5 | Jul high C = 33.5 | Aug high C = 33.3 | Sep high C = 32.8 | Oct high C = 31.1 | Nov high C = 28.8 | Dec high C = 27.6 | Jan low C = 17.7 | Feb low C = 18.8 | Mar low C = 21.2 | Apr low C = 24.5 | May low C = 26.2 | Jun low C = 25.7 | Jul low C = 24.6 | Aug low C = 24.4 | Sep low C = 23.8 | Oct low C = 22.5 | Nov low C = 20.2 | Dec low C = 18.1 | Jan rain mm = 6 | Feb rain mm = 6 | Mar rain mm = 8 | Apr rain mm = 24 | May rain mm = 58 | Jun rain mm = 72 | Jul rain mm = 102 | Aug rain mm = 115 | Sep rain mm = 145 | Oct rain mm = 162 | Nov rain mm = 110 | Dec rain mm = 54 | rain colour = green |source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web | url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/24102/ | title = CLIMATE: CHITTOOR | access-date = 19 February 2016}}

Demographics

Telugu is the official and most widely spoken language. Chittoor has a population of 212,816 and has a sex ratio of 1,002 females per 1,000 males compared to the state average of 992 females, as of 2011 census. The literacy rate of the city is 90.60%. Chittoor was upgraded to municipal corporation in 2011. A large minority of Tamil people also live here.

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Governance

Chittoor Municipal Corporation is the civic administrative body of the city. It was constituted as a Grade–III municipality in the year 1917. It was upgraded to Grade–II in 1950, Grade–I in 1965, Special Grade in 1980 and Selection Grade in 2000. On 7 July 2012, it was upgraded to municipal corporation by merging 14 gram panchayats into the corporation and is spread over an area of 69.75 km2.

Economy

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Chittoor is the district headquarters and houses many district level government institutions.

Landmarks

The Swayambu Varasidhi Vinayakaswamy temple at Kanipakam is a famous Hindu temple near the city. Ardhagiri Anjaneyaswamy temple at Aragonda is another notable landmark near the city.

Regional festivals

Chittoor district is known for several local cultural festivals celebrated on a grand scale.

  • Chittoor Gangamma Jatara: This annual festival commemorates the killing of a vassal by the goddess Gangamma. The festival is marked by traditional rituals and large-scale community participation in Chittoor.

  • Kanuma festival: Celebrated during Sankranti, this festival features decorated bulls paraded through the streets. In some areas, the bulls are also chased as part of traditional customs.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

PCR High school is the oldest school in the city. It was established in 1854 by British. Engineering colleges:

Medical colleges:

Transport

Roadways

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The city is well connected to major cities through national and state highways. The National Highways through Chittoor City are, National Highway 40 (India) connecting Chittoor with Kadapa and Kurnool on North and connecting Vellore and Chennai on South National Highway 69 (India) connecting Chittoor with Kolar and Bangalore on West National Highway 140 (India) connecting Chittoor with Tirupati and Nellore on East. The city has total road length of 382.30 km.

Public transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Chittoor bus station. Bus services are operated to Kuppam, Kanipakam, Tirupati, Madanapalle, Punganur, Palamaner, Piler, Puttur, Srikalahasti, Nellore, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Salem, Kanchipuram, Chennai, Puducherry, Kolar, Bangalore, Mysore, Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur, Hyderabad, Hanumakonda, Warangal, Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Ongole Amaravati and also to all other major towns and cities in the Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Puducherry and Telangana states.

Railways

Chittoor railway station is a National railway station in Chittoor city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on Gudur–Katpadi branch line section and is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone. Nearest major railway junction is Katpadi Junction railway station in Vellore City Tamil Nadu. Just 30 km South from Chittoor city. There are direct trains daily from Chittoor to Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram, Guntur, Tenali, Visakhapatnam, Kacheguda (Hyderabad), Bengaluru, Mysuru, Thiruvananthapuram, New Delhi to Kanyakumari HimSagar Express and weekly/biweekly/triweekly trains connect Chittoor with Mannargudi, Jammu, Katra, Tirunelveli, Mangalore, Ernakulam, Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram, Hatia Ranchi, Santragachi (Kolkata) and Jayanthi Janata Express, etc. which run through Chittoor.

Airports

The nearest airports are:

  1. Tirupati Airport at Tirupati is about 80 kms North. IATA:TIR is at par with other major cities, but flights are operated in a limited fashion.
  2. Chennai International Airport. IATA:MAA at Chennai is about 150 kms East
  3. Kempegowda International Airport. IATA:BLR at Bangalore is about 185 Kms West
  4. Kuppam Airport.

The Infrastructure Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Limited (INCAP) will build Kuppam Airport at Shantipuram Mandal at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore .

Politics

Chittoor city spreads over Chittoor assembly (Majority), Puthalapattu assembly (partially) and Gangadhara Nellore assembly (partially) constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. Chittoor is part of Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency).

Chittoor Assembly Constituency

  • |Year| |Assembly Constituency| |Winner Candidates Name| |Party| |Votes| |Runner UP| |Party| |Votes|
  • 2024 --- Chittoor --- Gurajala Jagan Mohan --- TDP --- 88066 --- M.C Vijayananda Reddy ---YSRCP ---73462
  • 2019 --- Chittoor --- Jangalapalli Srinivasulu --- YSRCP --- 91206 --- A.S. Manohar --- TDP --- 51238
  • 2014 --- Chittoor --- D. A. Sathya Prabha --- TDP --- 73430 --- Jangalapalli Srinivasulu --- YSRCP --- 66631
  • 2009 --- Chittoor --- C.K.Jayachandra Reddy --- INC --- 46094 --- Jangalapalli Srinivasulu --- PRP --- 44384
  • 2004 --- Chittoor --- A.S. Manohar --- TDP --- 58788 --- C.K. Jayachandra Reddy --- IND --- 54900
  • 1999 --- Chittoor --- C.K.Jayachandra Reddy --- INC --- 62999 --- A.S.Manohar --- TDP --- 48702
  • 1994 --- Chittoor --- C.K. Jayachandra Reddy --- INC --- 46709 --- A.S. Manohar --- TDP --- 44623
  • 1989 --- Chittoor --- C.K. Jayachandra Reddy --- IND --- 44972 --- C. Hari Prasad --- TDP --- 26986
  • 1985 --- Chittoor --- R. Gopinathan --- INC --- 45081 --- Rajasimhulu --- TDP --- 36439
  • 1983 --- Chittoor --- Jhansi Laxmi --- IND --- 49127 --- N.P.Venkateswara Choudary--- INC --- 32693
  • 1978 --- Chittoor --- N.P.Venkateswara Choudary --- JNP --- 29941 --- C.V.L. Narayana --- INC(I)--- 21139
  • 1972 --- Chittoor --- D. Aanjineyulu Naidu --- INC --- 32607 --- K. M. Erriah --- DMK --- 14324
  • 1967 --- Chittoor --- D. Aanjineyulu Naidu --- INC --- 32559 --- P. V. Naidu --- SWA --- 20979
  • 1962 --- Chittoor --- C. D. Naidu --- SWA --- 35256 --- P. Chinnama Reddy --- INC --- 13301
  • 1955 --- Chittoor --- P. Chinnama Reddy --- INC --- 17397 --- C.V. Srinivasa Modhaliar --- IND --- 10456

Notable people

References

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