Chittoor district

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Map showing Chitoor district

Chittoor [pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (Telugu :చిత్తూరు), also known as Chittur, is a city and district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. The city has a population of 152,966 (2001 census). Chittoor is famous for the Tirupati, Kanipakam and Sri Kalahasti temples. It lies in the Poini River valley of southernmost Andhra Pradesh, on the Bangalore-Chennai highway. It is a market center for mangos, grain, sugarcane, and peanuts. Its industries include oilseed and rice milling. It is also home to Nutrine Confectionaries, a major chocolate manufacturer in India.

Chittoor District

Chittoor District was formed in 1905, dividing the then Kadapah, Nellore and North Arcot districts. Many famous personolities like Sri N.Chandrababu Naidu,Sir. C.R.Reddy, Chittoor Nagaiah , Bhasyam vinod kumar such others hail from this district.

Tirupati temple is the most visited and richest temple in India, often receiving 200,000 visitors a day. Horsely Hills, formerly called Enugu Mallamma Konda, is a summer resort located near the town of Madanapalle. It is known to some as the "Andhra Ooty". Madanapalle is the center of an agricultural region noted for its fruits and vegetables, especially tomatoes. It is also famous for its hospitals, such as T.B.Sanitorium located at Arogyavaram 5 Km from Madanapalle. Rishi Valley, near Horsely Hills and 21 Km from Madanapalle, is noted for its residential education Gurukula. One of India's greatest philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti chose this site to set up his Jiddu Krishnamurti Foundation as well as Rishi Valley School, one of India's oldest boarding schools. A zamindari family in northern Andhra Pradesh (in the West Godavari region), the Chitturis, hail from this region.

Gurram Konda, in the western part of the district, is an historic center, with an old fort and a sultan's palace called the Rangini Mahal. Other notable places in the district are Gandikota, Jyothi, Pushpagiri, Ardhagiri, Chandragiri and Vontimitta.

The Main towns of Chittoor District

• PUTTUR
• Srikalahasti
• Pichatur
• Renigunta
• Piler
• Rompicherla
• Tirupati
• Chittoor
• Kuppam
• Ramakuppam
• Palamaner
• V-kota
• Pakala
• Madanapalli
• Thamballapalli
• Mulakalacheruvu
• Punganur
• Ramapuram
• Bangarupalyam
• Yerpedu
• Vayalpadu
• Marripadu
• Gurramkonda

The Major Industries of Chittoor District

Chittoor Town is renowned for granites.Chittoor has more than 60- 70 major granite industries