Chagalamarri is a town and capital of Chagalamarri mandal in the

Nandyal district Nandyal district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Nandyal as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts and one of the district in Rayalaseema region ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

, India. It sits under the Allagadda constituency for state assembly elections and under the Nandyal constituency for parliament elections. The town is almost the halfway point between

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

and is located at the border of the

Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...

and Kadapa districts. Farming largely centers on

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and flowers; its main water irrigation sources are the Vakkileru River and Kadapa-

canal. Points of interest include the Jama, Noorani, and Khilla mosques; Ayyappa and Ammavarishala Ramalayam temples; and the Mary Mata church.

Notable people

Maddela Abel Maddela Abel (30 December 1923 – 27 November 2012) was an Indian political scientist. He was a prominent educationist, well known among University circles for his administration and served as Principal of Madras Christian College (1978–1981 ...

(1923-2012), political scientist

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Nandyal district