Chipurupalli | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 18.3°N 83.5667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vizianagaram |
Governing Body: | Panchayati Raj |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.48 |
Elevation M: | 83 |
Population Total: | 78000 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 535 128 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91–8952 |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle Registration |
Registration Plate: | AP35 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3] |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1020 ♂/♀ |
Leader Title: | MLA |
Leader Name: | Botcha Satyanarayana |
Cheepurupalli is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is located 30 km to the north of Vizianagaram. The town covers an area of 348 hectares with a population of 78,000 according to the 2011 census.[4]
The town’s location on the Howrah-Chennai railway line has aided the town in becoming a center of administration, education and entertainment for the surrounding villages.
The town has a population of 78.000 according to the 2011 census, with 38,500 males and 39,500 females. The sex ratio at 1158.6, is higher than the national average of 940 and the state average of 993. However, child sex ratio stands at 916 compared to the state average of 939.
Literacy rate stands at 74.41%, higher than the state average of 67.4%. The population is primarily Hindu, with a significant Muslim and Christian population in the town. The primary language spoken is Telugu.
The village is a part of Cheepurupalli (Assembly constituency), an assembly segment of Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency).[5] Botcha Satyanarayana is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[6] [7]