Pulicherla mandal, Chittoor district
Pulicherla mandal is one of the 66 mandals in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Pulicherla mandal | |
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.svg.png)  Pulicherla mandal Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°24′16″N 78°57′31″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | chittoor |
| Headquarters | Reddivaripalle |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mandal Parishad |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 37,108 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Geography
The mandal headquarters are located at Reddivaripalle.[2] The mandal is bounded by Chinnagottigallu, Chandragiri, Rompicherla, Pakala, Pileru, Sodam and Irala mandals.[3] Pulichelra is located between Kalluru and Rompicherla road.
Infrastructure
It has a railway station. The train root connects Dharmavaram and Tirupati.
Demographics
The 2011 census shows that the mandal had a population of 37,108. The total population consists of 18,742 males and 18,366 females —a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males. 3,598 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,857 are boys and 1,741 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 67.49% with 22,617 literates.[1]
Towns and villages
As of 2011 census, the mandal has 24 villages.[4][2]
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:
- Ayyavandlapalle
- Bandaruvaripalle
- Bodireddigaripalle
- Devalampet
- E.Ramireddigari Palle
- Gaddamvaripalle
- Muppireddigaripalle
- Kallur
- Kavetigaripalle
- Mangalampeta
- Ramireddigaripalle
- Rayavaripalle
- Reddivaripalle †
- Vallivetivaripalle
- Venkatadasari Palle
- Yellankivaripallle
- Vagallavaripalli
- Desireddigaripalli
- Balireddigaripalli
- Kammapalli
- Kokkuvaripalli
- Palem
- Vankayalapativaripalli
- Bestapalli
† – Mandal Headquarters
See also
- List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh
References
- "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 471, 514. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- "Mandals in Chittoor district". aponline.gov.in. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Sub-District Details of Chittoor District". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.