Chittoor News

Andhra Pradesh contains 2 regions ie, Rayalaseema and Coastal andhra. Chittoor also called as chittur is one of the districts in Rayalaseema. Chittoor district was formed on 1 April 1911 from North Arcot district of Madras state. The district head quarters are located in Chittoor itself. The boundaries of Chittoor are Kadapa district to North, Nellore district to North-east, Anantapur district to North-west, Kolar district in Karnataka to West, Krishnagiri, Vellore and Tiruvallur districts in Tamil Nadu to South. According to 2011 census, the district consists of 4,170,468 population and occupies an area about 15,359 sq.km. In that area, 30% is covered by Forests. Get all news updates, politics, local news in onlineap.com

Rivers

The district lies on the banks of Ponnai river which is located on the NH4 highway that links Chennai and Bangalore. The important rivers thats flows in the district are Swarnamukhi and Ponnai that originates in Eastern ghats.

Divisions

There are three revenue divisions in chittoor namely Tirupati, Chittoor, Madanapalle. Each divison is divided into Mandals. There are 66 mandals in the district, 2 Municipal corporations namely Chittoor and Tirupati and 6 Municipalities namely Nagari, Palamaner, Punganur, Madanapalle, Puttur and Srikalahasti in Chittoor. There are 14 MLA constituencies in the district.

Economy

Chittoor is the major market centre for Groundnuts, sugarcane, mangoes and grain. The major commercial crop is Groundnut followed by sugarcane and mangoes. Tomato farming contributes 20% in the states's production. Chittoor stood first place in Andhra pradesh in the field of Dairy. The district is also famous for oilseed, Textile industries, Sugarcane factories, Granite industry etc.

Tourism

Chittoor is famous for temples located in Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Kanipakam. The major tourist places in chittoor are Sri Venkateswara swamy temple , Horsley hills, Talakona waterfalls, Renigunta waterfalls, Srikalahasti temple, Chandragiri fort, Varasiddi vinayaka temple in Kanipakam, Venkatagiri kota, Kalikiri hills, Sv National park etc..Get all Chittoor News updates, politics, local news, tourism etc.. in onlineap.com