Chirala: Difference between revisions

| name = Chirala

| other_name = Kshirapuri

| settlement_type = [[City]]

| image_skyline = Clock Tower Centre, Chirala.jpg

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| image_caption = Clock Tower Centre in Chirala

| nickname = Chirala;Kshirapuri;Chinna Bombay or Small Mumbai

| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|15.8246|N|80.3521|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = [[India]]

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]

| subdivision_name2 = [[Bapatla district|Bapatla]]

| established_title = <!-- Established -->

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| government_type = [[Municipal council]]

| governing_body = [[Chirala Municipality]]

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = <ref name=civicbody>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of CIty and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>

| area_total_km2 = 2313.3026

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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=geo>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Chirala.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chirala, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref>

| elevation_m = 3

| population_total = {{#property:P1082|from=Q1193800}}120,000

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=669581|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 |url=https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf |website=Directorate of Economics & Statistics |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=27 April 2019 |pages=44 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714020914/https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]

| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]

| postal_code = 523 155

| area_code = +91–8594

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| registration_plate = AP-27

| website = {{URL|http://cdma.ap.gov.in/CHIRALA/|Chirala Municipality}}

| footnotes =

'''Chirala''' ({{Audio|Chirala.ogg|pronunciation}}), is a city in [[Bapatla district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a municipality and the headquarters of [[Chirala mandal]] in [[Chirala revenue division]].<ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|pages=16–17, 44|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Guntur District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 January 2015|pages=141, 175|format=PDF}}</ref> {{As of|2011}}, it had a population of above 250170,000.<ref name="population" />

Chirala is the most populated towncity in Bapatla Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency.

The city was also known as ''Kshirapuri'', which(<span translateslang="te">క్షీరపురి</span>, asTelugu) ''thewhich townmeans "sea of milk''" in Sanskrit.The towncity was carved out of Sudhanagaram, original name of Patha Chirala, that was granted to Chirala Anantharaju by Goparaju Ramanna, Minister of the Kakatiya king, Ganapati Deva, during Saka 1067 (1145 AD) as mentioned in the records obtained from the Madras Oriental Library. His descendant, Chirala Venkata Krishnudu, leased out the present Chirala area for raising a new township. Thus, present-day Chirala was born on 1604 AD.

Chirala retained its position as municipal town since 1871 {{As of|1981}} [[census of India]] except for a short period of about towntwo years from 1938 to 1940 when it was suspended and it was converted in to Panchayat, due to political reason. Its position as municipal town was again restored in December, 1940.At present Chirala Municipality is the civic governing body of the city. It is a ''first grade'' municipality, constituted on 1 December 1940 and has a jurisdictional area of {{convert|13.57|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} with 33 election wards.<ref name="civicbody" /><ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Municipality Profile|url=http://chirala.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/municipality-profile|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=6 August 2014|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220155834/http://chirala.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/municipality-profile|url-status=dead}}</ref> The present [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]] of the city is ''P.Sreenivasa Rao''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Key Contacts|url=http://chirala.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/key-contacts|website=chirala.cdma.ap.gov.in|access-date=9 July 2017}}</ref> The constituents of Chirala [[Urban area|urban agglomeration]] include, Chirala Municipality, [[census City]] of Chirala, Vetapalem; [[out growth]]s of [[Ipurupalem]], [[Ramakrishna Puram]] and Kothapeta.<ref>{{cite web|title=Name of Urban Agglomeration and its State constituent Units-2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2-vol2/data_files/AP/Chapter_I.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=9 July 2017|page=23|format=PDF}}</ref>

[[Loom|Handloom weaving industry]] is one of the main occupation the city.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Murali|first1=S|title=Chirala weavers upbeat over heavy procurement orders|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chirala-weavers-upbeat-over-heavy-procurement-orders/article7758947.ece|access-date=2 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=14 October 2015|location=Chirala|url-status=live}}</ref> Several Cloth Market Complexes are situated in Chirala. Chirala is known as Small Bombay.

Chirala is famous tourist place for several beaches, VodarevuVadarevu is shortest distance beach from Hyderabad and Telangana via Nagarjuna sagar and Macherla route. Every weekend lot of IT folks from Hyderabad City visiting vodarevuVadarevu beach for boat amusement and seafood food. Chirala has several beach resorts like Ramapuram Beach, Vadarevu Beach and New Vadarevu beach. AP Govt. sanctioned Fish harbour to Vadarevu Beach

{{As of|2011}} [[census of India]], the city had a population of 172,826<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/Searchdata.aspx |title=Census of India: Search Details |access-date=6 July 2019 |archive-date=13 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113142447/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/Searchdata.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> with 23,070 households. It shows 2.04% growth in population, compared to [[2001 Census of India]] which was recorded as 100,455.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> The total population constitute, 52,927 males and 47,528 females —a [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 1031 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> 8,389 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,253 are boys and 4,136 are girls —a ratio of 973 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 78.80% with 62,099 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=29 August 2014 |format=PDF}}</ref>

The citytown is also well connected with National and State highways. The [[National Highway 216 (India)|National Highway 216]] passes through the town, which connects [[Ongole]] with [[Kattipudi]] . [[State Highway 48 (Andhra Pradesh)|State Highway 48]], also referred as ''Guntur-Bapatla-Chirala Road'', connects the city with [[Guntur]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Samuel Jonathan|first1=P|title=Nizampatnam backwaters beckon adventure geeks|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nizampatnam-backwaters-beckon-adventure-geeks/article7736196.ece|access-date=29 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=8 October 2015|location=Guntur|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627190043/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nizampatnam-backwaters-beckon-adventure-geeks/article7736196.ece|archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> [[National Highway 167A (India)|National Highway 167A]] connects it with [[Piduguralla]], which passes through [[Narasaraopet]] and [[Chilakaluripet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Road Maps|url=http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do|website=Roads and Buildings Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=28 February 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223164436/http://aproads.cgg.gov.in/getInfo.do|archive-date=23 February 2016}}</ref>

Public transport includes, the buses operated by state -run [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] services. {{Stnlnk|Chirala||Chirala}} railway station is an ''A–Category'' station in [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]]. Itand it is located on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line|Howrah-Chennai main line]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vijayawada division – A Profile|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|website=South Central Railway|access-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128163230/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>[[File:Muncipaloffice.jpg|thumb|Municipal office]]

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu. VRS & YRN College is a famous college in Chirala. It has provided education requirements for decades now.

Chirala is an educational hub in PrakasamBapatla District, its Engineering colleges include St. Ann's College of Engineering and Technology, Chirala Engineering College and VRS & YRN College of Engineering. St Ann's Pharmacy College and Polytechnic College.

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