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 | |
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 Pakala railway station view from foot overbridge | |
.svg)  Pakala Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Pakala Pakala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°28′00″N 79°07′00″E / 13.4667°N 79.1167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| Mandal | Pakala |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,556 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 918585 |
| Vehicle registration | AP03 (Before 2019) / AP39 (2019) |
| Nearest city | Tirupati |
| Sex ratio | 2:1 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tirupati |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandragiri |
About
editPakala 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.
Education
editThe 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
- Govt. Degree College
- Govt. Junior College (boys)
- Govt Junior College (girls)
- Sri Bala Gangadhar Reddy Arts & Science College (SBGR)
Schools
- Govt Secondary High School
- N.V.N (MPP) Primary School
- Infant Jesus English Medium High School
- Sri Vivekananda Vidyanikethan High School
- RCM high School
- Y.v. Rathnam School
- Ushodaya High School
Demographics
editTelugu 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
Geography
editPakala is located at 13°28′00″N 79°07′00″E / 13.4667°N 79.1167°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 361 meters (1184 feet).
Distance
edit- Chittoor 30 km
- Tirupati 43 km
- Tirumala 61 km
- Vellore 66 km
- Punganur 74 km
- Srikalahasti 80 km
- Madanapalle 85 km
- Pileru 32 km
- Chennai 178 km
- Bengaluru 221 km
- Vijayawada 485 km
- Hyderabad 550 km
Governance
editPakala(Chandragiri) is one of the 175 assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. pakala is part of Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency). Daggumalla Prasada Rao of Telugu Desam Party is the sitting Member of Parliament for Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency) and Pulivarthi Nani of Telugu Desam party is Chandragiri the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly for Chandragiri (Assembly constituency).
Politics
editPakala is an Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh and the constituency number is 285.
Entertainment
editThere are two theaters in pakala town, Ramakrishna Theatre, Srinivas & Mini Theatre
Transport
editRoadways
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, Punganur, Pileru, Madanapalli, Palamaner, Srikalahasti, Nellore, and also to all other major Panchayth and Villages in the Pakala, Chittoor District, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.
Railways Pakala 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 Tirupati, 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.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.0 (104.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.3 (72.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
24 (0.9) |
58 (2.3) |
72 (2.8) |
102 (4.0) |
115 (4.5) |
145 (5.7) |
162 (6.4) |
110 (4.3) |
54 (2.1) |
862 (33.7) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Villages Under Pakala Mandal
editList 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.
- Achamma Agraharam,
- Adenapalle,
- Damalcheruvu,
- Gadanki,
- Ganugapenta,
- Gorpadu,
- K.oddepalle,
- Linganapalli,
- Maddinayanipalle,
- Mallelacheruvupalli,
- Mogarala
- Nagamma Agraharam,
- Nendragunta,
- Padiputlabayalu,
- Pakala,
- Pedda Ramapuram,
- Thotathimmaiah Palle,
- Vallivedu,
- Upparapalli.
Landmarks
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 472, 514. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pakala, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ "DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "CLIMATE: CHITTOOR". Retrieved 19 February 2016.