Country India Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration AP-26 | State Andhra Pradesh Telephone code +91–8621 | |
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Chaganam Rajupalem is a village panchayath located in the Sydapuram Mandal,Nellore district of Andhra-Pradesh state,India.
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Demographics
Telugu is the Local Language here. Total population of Chaganam is 2987 .Males are 1517 and Females are 1,470 living in 728 Houses. Total area of Chaganam is 3024 hectares.
Road
Gudur is the Nearest Town to Chaganam Rajupalem. Gudur is 22 km from Chaganam Rajupalem. Road connectivity is there from Gudur to Chaganam Rajupalem.
Rail
There is no railway station near to Chaganam Rajupalem in less than 10 km. However, there are railway Stations from Near By town Gudur. are the railway Stations near to Gudur. You can reach from Gudur to Chaganam Rajupalem by road after. However Nellore Rail Way Station is major railway station 49 km near to Chaganam
Bus
Rapur APSRTC Bus Station, Podalakur APSRTC Bus Station are the nearby by Bus Stations to Chaganam Rajupalem .APSRTC runs Number of busses from major cities to here.
Education
Secondary and higher secondary education are handled by SSC board.
Facilities
The Syndicate Bank is located in the village.
http://www.syndicatebank.in/scripts/BranchLocatorUser.aspx?StateId=2&CityName=39
Places of interest
Siddalaiah Konda is located near Chaganam Rajupalem . Sthalapuranam reveals that here three rishis, Navakoti Siddalaiah, Nevanatha Siddalaiah and Sarangadhara were doing "Thapssu" and settled as statues. Every year on each Monday of Kartheekam (a Telugu month) many people visit this place as a "Thirunalla". The 2nd and 3rd Mondays are very popular. People offer flowers having any desire in their mind will be kept on the crowns of the statues. A priest makes "Sankhanadam" and prays for sanction of "VARAM". How soon the flowers fall will decide the result.
There are nine ponds on the top of the hill which contain water all the time. Nature and climate around this place is very calm and enjoyable. At the bottom of the hill there are temples for Navagrahams separately for each graham (unusual), Dakshinamurthy and Saibaba. People from other districts and even from other states like Tamil Nadu visit this place.