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Damalcheruvu

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Country  India
District  Chittoor
PIN  517152
Local time  Thursday 11:49 AM
Area code  918585
State  Andhra Pradesh
Time zone  IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code  918585
Population  15,000 (Dec 2012)
Damalcheruvu

Weather  33°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 48% Humidity

Damalacheruvu is a small town in the Chittoor district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Map of Damalcheruvu, Andhra Pradesh 517152

Geography

This place is surrounded by mountains in north and east boundaries and is well connected with roadways and railways. Location is about 7 miles west of Pakala and about 23 miles north of Chittoor. National Highway NH-18 (Vellore -Kurnool) passes through Damalcheruvu.

Agriculture

Mangos grown here are exported all over India and to some other parts of the world. Mangoes grown in the region are quite popular, and it has one of the biggest mango markets in India, locally known as "Mango Nagar".

Notable people

It is the birthplace of Telugu short story writer, Madhurantakam Rajaram, who contributed to Telugu literature for more than four decades.

References

Damalcheruvu Wikipedia