| Challapalli | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.1167°N 80.9333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Krishna |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Challapalli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.66 |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Population Total: | 17067 |
| 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: | 521126 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08671 |
| Registration Plate: | AP16, AP39 (new) |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Parliament constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Machilipatnam |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Avanigadda |
Challapalli (officially known as Challapalle) is a town in the Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Challapalli mandal, Machilipatnam revenue division. Tollywood actor Nani is native of this village.[3]
Challapalli is located at .[4] It has an average elevation of 7m (23feet). It is located 25km (16miles) from the district headquarters, Machilipatnam, and lies on the border of the Krishna District and the Guntur District near Repalle, in the South Guntur District.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Challapalli had a population of 17,069 inhabitants: 8,183 males and 8,884 females. It has an average gender ratio of 1,086 females per 1,000 males, which is higher than the national average of 940 per 1,000.[5] The average literacy rate stands at 83.28%, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.[6]
In the early 18th century, the Raja of Challapalli, Yaralagadda Ankineedu Prasad built Challapalli. The village of Challapalli developed around the palace and became the capital for the Devarkota Estate. The last crowned monarch of Challapalli was Yarlagadda Sivaram Prasad (1906–1976). As of 2012, the royal family members no longer reside in the fort.
Yarlagadda Rajas of the Challapalli fort and Zamindari were the rulers in this area from the 15th century until recently when the Kingdom was disbanded due to the land Cease Act of the Indian Government.