Pakala | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 13.4667°N 79.1167°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tirupati |
Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
Subdivision Name3: | Pakala |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 361 |
Population Total: | 28,556 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 517112 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 918585 |
Registration Plate: | AP03 (Before 2019) / AP39 (2019) |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Tirupati |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 2:1 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Tirupati |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chandragiri |
Pakala is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Pakala mandal.[1] It comes under Tirupati revenue division.
Pakala is a mandal in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Pakala Mandal Headquarters is Pakala town. It belongs to Rayalaseema region. It is located 44 km towards West from District headquarters Tirupathi. 450 km from State capital Amaravathi .
Pakala Mandal is bounded by Puthalapattu Mandal towards South, Penumuru Mandal towards South, Pulicherla H/O Reddivaripalle Mandal towards North, Irala Mandal towards west. Chittoor and Tirupati are the nearby cities to Pakala.
Pakala consists of 180 villages and 28 panchayats. Nagamma Agraharam is the smallest village and Pakala is the biggest village. It is in the 371 m elevation (altitude).
Chittoor, Tirupati (Tirumala), Vellore, Tirutani, Srikalahasti, Kanipakam are the nearby important tourist destinations to see.
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[2][3] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu and Urdu.
Colleges
Schools
Telugu is the official and widely spoken language. Also people speak Urdu, Tamil. Total population of Pakala Mandal is 56,802 living in 13,533 houses, Spread across total 180 villages and 28 panchayats. Males are 28,414 and females are 28,388
Pakala is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 361 meters (1184 feet).
Pakala(Chandragiri) is one of the 175 assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. pakala is part of Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency). N. Reddeppa of YSR Congress Party is the sitting Member of Parliament for Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency) and Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy of YSR Congress Party is Chandragiri the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly for Chandragiri (Assembly constituency).
Pakala is an Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh and the constituency number is 285.
There are two theaters in pakala town, Ramakrishna Theatre, Srinivas & Mini Theatre
Roadways
Pakala is well connected to major cities through national and state highways. The National Highways through Pakala Town are, National Highway 40 (India) connecting Pileru, Madanapalli, Kadapa, Kurnool and Hyderabad on North and connecting Chittoor, Vellore and Chennai on South National Highway 69 (India) connecting Chittoor with Kolar and Bangalore on West National Highway 140 (India) connecting Chittoor with Tirupati and Nellore on East. The city has total road length of 382.30 km.[3]
Public transport
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Chittoor bus station.[4] Bus services are operated to Chittoor, Tirupati, Pileru, Madanapalli, Palamaner, Srikalahasti, Nellore, and also to all other major Panchayth and Villages in the Pakala, Chittoor District, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.
RailwaysPakala Junction railway station is a major railway station in Pakala Town of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on Gudur–Katpadi branch line section and is administered under Guntakal railway division of South Coastal Railway zone. Nearest major railway station is, Andhra Pradesh, 45 km from Pakala Town. Katpadi Junction railway station, Tamil Nadu, is 70 km from Pakala Town.
Airports
The nearest domestic airport is Tirupati Airport at Renigunta in Tirupati of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh.
The nearest international airports are Chennai International Airport at Chennai and Kempegowda International Airport at Bangalore.
List of all towns and Villages in Pakala Mandal of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. Complete details of Population, Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio in tabular format. us 2011
Home Andhra Pradesh District List Tirupati District Pakala Mandal
List of all towns and Villages in Pakala Mandal of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh. Complete details of Population, Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio in tabular format.
The Swayambu Varasidhi Vinayakaswamy temple at Kanipakam is the famous notable Hindu temple near the city.
The 11th century historical Chandragiri Fort is the notable landmark near the city.
From Pakala Town we have NARL National Atmosphere and Research Laboratory towards Tirupati 5 km from town