Damalacheruvu | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 13.4833°N 82°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tirupati district |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 15000 |
Population As Of: | December 2012 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 517152 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 918585 |
Registration Plate: | AP03 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Tirupathi |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | medium (Köppen) |
Damalacheruvu is a town in the Tirupati district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The town is surrounded by mountains in north and east boundaries and is well connected with roadways and railways. It is famous for its mangoes.
The district was the location of a battle between the Maratha Empire and the Nawab of the Carnatic who was slain in battle.[1]
It is the birthplace of Telugu short story writer, Madhurantakam Rajaram, who contributed to Telugu literature for more than four decades.[2]
It is the birthplace of Mahasamudram Bhaskar IPS (kondepalli village) who was the D.G.P. of Andrapradesh (with Telangana) 2011.