District Chittoor PIN 517152 Local time Thursday 11:49 AM Area code 918585 | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 918585 Population 15,000 (Dec 2012) | |
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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(Text) CC BY-SA