| Tiruchanuru తిరుచానూరు | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood of Tirupati |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 13.6078°N 79.4512°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tirupati |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ciy |
| Subdivision Name4: | Tirupati |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Tirupati Rural |
| Governing Body: | Tiruchanur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.85 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 22963 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Tiruchanur (also known as Alamelu Mangapuram) is a suburb and neighbourhood of Tirupati and is located in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Tirupati urban agglomeration. It is the mandal headquarters of Tirupati Rural mandal.[4] It is a religious destination for Hindu pilgrims due to the presence of Padmavathi Temple.[5] It falls in the jurisdictional limit of Tirupati Urban Development Authority.
It was originally called AlarMelMangai Puram, based on evidence from thousands of inscriptions in and around Tirupathi, later corrupted to Alamelu Mangapuram.[6]
See main article: Tiruchanur railway station. Alamelu mangapuram is located about 4 km from Tirupati central bus station and railway station. It provides rail connectivity and is one of the satellite railway stations for,[7] which is under process of upgradation to a B category station.[8] This place is famous for Kalyanamandapams and Function halls. People believe that it’s very auspicious to get married at Tiruchanur. TTD owns some function halls in Tollappa Gardens. Plenty of home stays/service apartments are also available for economical stay. Several restaurants are also available for the pilgrims coming to Tirupati.
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[9] [10]