Country India District Visakhapatnam PIN 531 111 Elevation 839 m | State Andhra Pradesh Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration AP Local time Sunday 7:04 PM | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Chintapalle or Chintapalli is a town and a mandal in Visakhapatnam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Chintapalli is a famous tourist destination in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the major towns in the Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalli is also historically prominent due to the Rampa Rebellion lead by Alluri Sitarama Raju against the British in 1922. Chintapalli's Police Station was the first one to be attacked by the Revolutionaries during the freedom struggle.Chintapalli is considered to be the headquarters of the agricultural and commercial crops market. Chintapalli is a very famous town in both the telugu speaking states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.Every year lakhs of tourists from various parts of the country come here during winters. The temparature in this area falls down to almost minus 2 degrees some times. Tourists come here to enjoy the bone biteing cold winter nights and early morning snow fall. Sunlight is seen only after 10 a.m and the daytime sun lights are almost very short. It is an undescribable experience walking in the mornings.
Contents
- Map of Chintapalle Andhra Pradesh 531111
- Geography
- Tourist Attractions
- Demographics
- Legislative assembly
- Eminent Persons
- Education
- References
Map of Chintapalle, Andhra Pradesh 531111
Geography
It has an average elevation of 839 meters (2755 feet). It is 132 km from Visakhapatnam and 19 km from Andhra's Karshmir Lammasingi (Lambasingi).The highest point in Eastern Ghats is also in Chintapalli.
Tourist Attractions
There are many beautiful and splendid areas in and around chintapalli. These areas include national wide recognised Lammasingi, Kothapalli waterfalls, Regional Agricultural Research Station(RARS), Apple tree plantations, Orchids plantation, very rare Dragon fruit plantations and Coffee plantations.
Demographics
As of Census 2011, The town has a population of 7,888 of which 4,196 are males and 3,692 are females. Average Sex Ratio of the town is 880 against state average of 993. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 632 which is 8.01 % of total population of Chintapalle. Child Sex Ratio in the town is around 945 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Chintapalle town is 79.80 % higher than state average of 67.02 %.
Legislative assembly
Chintapalle is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. The elected members are:
- Depuru Kondala Rao
- Korabu Ratnam
- Goddeti Demudu
- Pasupuleti Balaraju
- MVV Satyanarayana
- Goddeti Demudu (2nd term)
Eminent Persons
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu. There are various educational institutions in Chintapalli from primary schools to graduate degree colleges, both in public and private sector. Chintapalli is a major educational destination for people belonging to nearby mandals.