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Tirupati district () is one of the eight districts of
Rayalaseema Rayalaseema () is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises eight south western districts of the State namely, Kurnool, Nandyal, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, YSR, Annamayya, Tirupati and Chittoor districts ...
region in the
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state of
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. The district headquarters is located at
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
city. This district is known for its numerous historic temples, including the Hindu shrine of
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared ...
and Sri Kalahasteeswara temple. The district is also home to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (formerly Sriharikota Range), a rocket launch centre located in
Sriharikota Sriharikota is a Barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the o ...
. The river Swarnamukhi flows through
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
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Srikalahasti Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
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Naidupeta Naidupet or Naidupeta or Nayudupeta is a town in Tirupati district of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It also the mandal headquarters of Naidupeta mandal, and it is located in Sullurupeta revenue division. Transport The Andhra Pradesh St ...
, Vakadu and join into the
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. The district is an educational hub and has central and state universities and institutes including
IIT Tirupati Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT Tirupati) is an autonomous engineering and technology education institute located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Initially mentored by IIT Madras, now IIT Tirupati, the fastest growing 3rd generation II ...
,
Sri Venkateswara University Sri Venkateswara University (commonly referred as S. V. University or SVU) is a public state university located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. The university is named after Lord Venkateswara, whose shrine is located in the city. The univ ...
,
National Sanskrit University National Sanskrit University, earlier known as Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha is a central university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. In addition to regular courses at undergraduate (bachelor's) and postgraduate (master's) degree level, t ...
,
IISER Tirupati Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati commonly referred as IISER Tirupati, is an autonomous public university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, in ord ...
, IIIT Sri City. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical sciences (SVIMS) , Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University , Sri Venkateswara Agriculture College , Sri Padmavati Women's Medical College, Sri Venkateswara Ayurvedic College , Sri Venkateswara College of Physiotherapy , etc The district is home to
Sri City Sri City or Satyavedu Reserve Infracity Pvt. Ltd. is an integrated business city (township) and special economic zone located in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was founded in 2008 and has now become one of the coveted ...
, one of the leading special economic zone (SEZ) in India.


Etymology

The district derived its name from its main city, Tirupati. In
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translation, ''tiru'' means sacred or ''
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'' and ''pati'' means abode or ''husband.''


History

On 26 January 2022, Balaji district was proposed to be formed from parts of Chittoor,
Nellore Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the List of cities in ...
districts as one of the twenty-six districts. Based on the feedback from public, the name was later changed to Tirupati district. The new district came into existence on 4 April 2022 with
Gudur Gudur is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudur mandal and Gudur revenue division. Demographics census of India, the town had a population of . The total popula ...
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Sullurupeta Sullurupeta is a town in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sullurpeta mandal and Sullurupeta revenue division. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) at Sriharikota. ...
revenue divisions from Nellore district and
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
revenue division from Chittoor district. Srikalahasti revenue division was newly created.


Geography

Tirupati district is located between the northern latitudes of 13°21′54″ and 14°30′40″ and between the eastern longitudes 79°5′42″ and 80°4′10″. It is bordered by SPSR Nellore district to the north, Chittoor and Annamayya districts to the west , Chittoor and Tiruvallur district of
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to the south and
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to the east. The river Swarnamukhi flows through Tirupati, Srikalahasti and joins with the
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. The major part of
Pulicat Lake Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring . Major part of the lagoon comes under Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract northea ...
is in this district.


Demographics

Based on the 2011 census data, Tirupati district had a population of 21,96,984, of which 850,056 (38.69%) lived in urban areas. Tirupati district had a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5,19,388 (23.64%) and 1,70,779 (7.77%) of the population respectively. 93.75% of the population follow Hinduism, with a small minority follows Islam and Christianity. 88.00% of the population spoke
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, 6.50%
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and 3.64%
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Politics

The district is part of two parliamentary constituencies and seven assembly constituencies. The parliamentary constituency are Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency) and Chittoor(partial). The assembly constituencies are given below.


Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 4 revenue divisions:
Gudur Gudur is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudur mandal and Gudur revenue division. Demographics census of India, the town had a population of . The total popula ...
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Srikalahasti Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
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Sullurupeta Sullurupeta is a town in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sullurpeta mandal and Sullurupeta revenue division. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) at Sriharikota. ...
and
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
, which are further subdivided into a total of 34
mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
s, each headed by a sub-collector.


Mandals

The list of 34 mandals in Tirupati district, divided into 4 revenue divisions, is given below. #
Gudur revenue division Gudur revenue division is an administrative division in the Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the four revenue divisions in the district with eight mandals under its administration. The divisional headquarte ...
## Balayapalli ## Chillakur ## Chittamur ## Dakkili ##
Gudur Gudur is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudur mandal and Gudur revenue division. Demographics census of India, the town had a population of . The total popula ...
## Kota ## Vakadu ## Venkatagiri # Srikalahasti revenue division ## K. V. B. Puram ## Nagalapuram ##
Narayanavanam Narayanavanam is a census town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Narayanavanam mandal in Sri Kalahasti revenue division. The town is known for Kalyana Venkateswara Temple dedicated to Lord Ven ...
## Pichatur ##
Renigunta Renigunta is a neighbourhood and suburb of Tirupati located in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Tirupati Airport is located in Renigunta. It is a part of Tirupati urban agglomeration. It is also the mandal headquarters of ...
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Srikalahasti Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
## Thottambedu ##
Yerpedu Yerpedu (or Erpedu) is a place situated in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Tirupati suburb and is located near Sri Kalahasti. It falls in the jurisdictional limit of Tirupati Urban Development Authority. ...
# Sullurupeta revenue division ## Buchinaidu Kandriga ## Doravarisatram ##
Naidupeta Naidupet or Naidupeta or Nayudupeta is a town in Tirupati district of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It also the mandal headquarters of Naidupeta mandal, and it is located in Sullurupeta revenue division. Transport The Andhra Pradesh St ...
## Ozili ##
Pellakur Pellakur is a village and a Mandal in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most po ...
## Satyavedu ##
Sullurpeta Sullurupeta is a town in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sullurpeta mandal and Sullurupeta revenue division. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) at Sriharikota. ...
## Tada ##
Varadaiahpalem Varadaiahpalem is a village in Tirupati district of the Indian state of 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 ...
# Tirupati revenue division ## Chandragiri ##
Chinnagottigallu Chinnagottigallu is a village in Tirupati district of the Indian state of 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 a ...
## Pakala ## Puttur ## Ramachandrapuram ## Tirupati Rural ## Tirupati Urban ##
Vadamalapeta Vadamalapeta is a mandal headquarters in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the outskirts of the famous Tirupati city. It falls in the jurisdictional limit of Tirupati Urban Development Authority. It is par ...
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Yerravaripalem Yerravaripalem or Erravaripalem is a village in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South ...


Cities and towns

The district has one
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Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
city, and six
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Srikalahasti Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
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Gudur Gudur is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudur mandal and Gudur revenue division. Demographics census of India, the town had a population of . The total popula ...
,
Naidupeta Naidupet or Naidupeta or Nayudupeta is a town in Tirupati district of the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It also the mandal headquarters of Naidupeta mandal, and it is located in Sullurupeta revenue division. Transport The Andhra Pradesh St ...
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Sullurpeta Sullurupeta is a town in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sullurpeta mandal and Sullurupeta revenue division. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) at Sriharikota. ...
, Puttur and Venkatagiri. This district also has many census towns, 822 gram panchayats and 1107 villages.


Economy

STPI, Tirupati with a 10,000 sq.ft. facility for incubation was started in the year 2002.
Sri City Sri City or Satyavedu Reserve Infracity Pvt. Ltd. is an integrated business city (township) and special economic zone located in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was founded in 2008 and has now become one of the coveted ...
, a SEZ was started in the year 2008. 50,000-100,000 devotees visit The Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala everyday, contributing to the tourism driven economy of the district.


Transport


Roadways

NH 16, NH 71, NH 140,
NH 716 National Highway 716 (NH 716)(formerly: NH 205) is a National Highway in India. It starts from its junction with NH 16 near Chennai in Tamil Nadu and terminates at its junction with NH 40 near Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh. Route It starts at ...
and NH 565 pass through the district. Six lane express way connecting Tirupati and Bangalore via Chittoor is operational.


Railways

Tirupati railway station is among the busiest railway stations of India. It is on the Renigunta-Katpadi railway line. Renigunta junction, Sullurupeta railway station, Gudur junction and Pakala junction are major railway stations.


Airways

Tirupati Airport, the second-largest airport in
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, is located from the
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
city centre and has daily flights to several domestic destinations. Tirupati Airport is upgraded to an international airport. The new international terminal was inaugurated on 22 October 2015, but is not operational. The nearest operational international airport is Chennai International Airport which is from Tirupati.


Waterways

Dugarajapatnam Port Dugarajapatnam Port is a proposed seaport in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Construction was expected to start in 2020 and finish in 2023. It will be controlled by the Union government, alongside Visakhapatnam Port in the state of ...
is a proposed port in the district.


Education

Sri Venkateswara University Sri Venkateswara University (commonly referred as S. V. University or SVU) is a public state university located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. The university is named after Lord Venkateswara, whose shrine is located in the city. The univ ...
, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam,
National Sanskrit University National Sanskrit University, earlier known as Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha is a central university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. In addition to regular courses at undergraduate (bachelor's) and postgraduate (master's) degree level, t ...
, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) and Krea University are some of the universities in the district. Several eminent institutes of excellence such as
Government Institute of Ceramic Technology Government Institute of Ceramic Technology is statewide institution in Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gudur in Tirupati Dist. It is established in 1952. Government Institute of Ceramic Technology is an autonomous institute offering Diploma in C ...
, National Institute of Ocean Technology,
IIT Tirupati Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT Tirupati) is an autonomous engineering and technology education institute located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Initially mentored by IIT Madras, now IIT Tirupati, the fastest growing 3rd generation II ...
,
IISER Tirupati Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati commonly referred as IISER Tirupati, is an autonomous public university in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, in ord ...
,
Indian Culinary Institute, Tirupati Indian Culinary Institute, Tirupati(ICI-Tirupati) is the first Cooking school, culinary institute established by the Ministry of Tourism (India), Indian Tourism Ministry to be located in Tirupati in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. It began ...
, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Sri Venkateswara Institute of Cancer Care and Advanced Research Tata Trusts - SVICCAR Hospital, Institute of Financial Management and Research and
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City is an educational institute of national importance located in Sri City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, un ...
are present in the district. The National Atmospheric Research Laboratory of the Department of Space is at village Gadanki in Pakala mandal. The lab is involved in carrying out fundamental and applied research in Atmospheric and Space Sciences.


Tourist attractions

Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is refe ...
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Tirumala Tirumala is a spiritual town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the suburbs of the Tirupati, Tirupati urban agglomeration. The town is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority and located in Tirupa ...
and
Srikalahasti Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
have famous Hindu temples. Tiruamala, at a distance of 22 km from Tirupati, is abode of Venkateswara Swamy temple attracting 50000-100000 visitors.
Pulicat Lake Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring . Major part of the lagoon comes under Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract northea ...
, a salt water lake spread over 500 Sq.Km, and
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India, near the village of Nelapattu. It has an area of 458.92 hectares. It is an important breeding site for spot-billed pelicans (''Pelecanus philippensis''). ...
, famous for Spot-billed pelican, at a distance of 80 Km from Tirupati are popular environmental tourist attractions. Chandragiri Fort an 11th century fort, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, a space launch center are other places of interest. File:ChandraGiri Fort - Raja Palace.JPG, Raja Palace, Chandragiri Fort File:Pulicat Lake.jpg,
Pulicat Lake Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring . Major part of the lagoon comes under Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract northea ...
File:ViewofSrikalahasti.jpg, View of Srikalahasti from Kanappa Hill,
Srikalahasti Srikalahasti is a holy town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the revenue division of Srikalahasti mandal & Srikalahasti revenue division. It is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, wh ...
File:PSLV-C40- Lift off from First Launch Pad of SDSC SHAR Sriharikota 004.jpg, Liftoff from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota Sriharikota is a Barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centres in India (the o ...
File:Gudimallam linga, a 19th-century replica from the temple.jpg, view of Gudimallam linga,a 19th century replica from the temple located in
yerpedu Yerpedu (or Erpedu) is a place situated in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Tirupati suburb and is located near Sri Kalahasti. It falls in the jurisdictional limit of Tirupati Urban Development Authority. ...
mandal


Notable people

N. Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...
born in Naravaripalle and N. Janardhana Reddy born in Vakadu served as chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh. Roja Selvamani born in Tirupati is a famous film actor turned politician.
Madhurantakam Rajaram Madhurantakam Rajaram ( Telugu: మధురాంతకం రాజారాం) (5 October 1930 – 1 April 1999) was an Indian author who is considered one of the foremost of modern Telugu short story writers. He is the winner of Sahitya Akad ...
Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...
winner was born in Damalacheruvu.
Raj Reddy Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy (born 13 June 1937) is an Indian-American computer scientist and a winner of the Turing Award. He is one of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mello ...
,
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and winner of
Turing Award The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in compu ...
was born in Katur village of Buchinaidu kandriga mandal.


References


External links


Mandals of Tirupati district - Overpass turbo OSM interactive map


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Chittoor district Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies in ...
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