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Villages Under Pakala Mandal

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{{Infobox settlement
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'''Pakala''' Mandal is a major town in [[Chittoor district]] of the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the [[mandal]] headquarters of Pakala mandal.<ref name=map>{{cite web |title=Chittoor District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2015|pages=472, 514|format=PDF}}</ref>

It comes under the political constituency of Chittoor.

== About ==
Pakala is a mandal in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Pakala Mandal Headquarters is Pakala town. It belongs to Rayalaseema region. It is located 31 km towards North from District headquarters Chittoor. 518 km from State capital Hyderabad towards North.

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 City, Tirupati City, Puttur City, Renigunta City 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, Thiruthani, Srikalahasti are the nearby important tourist destinations to see.

== Education ==
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'''

* 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 ==
Telugu is the official and widely spoken language. Also people speak Urdu.
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 ==

Pakala is located at {{Coord|13.4667|N|79.1167|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Pakala.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Pakala, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 361 meters (1184 feet).

== Distance ==

* [[Chittoor]] 30 km
* [[Tirupati]] 43 km
* [[Tirumala]] 61 km
* [[Vellore]] 66 km
* [[Srikalahasti]] 80 km
* [[Madanapalle]] 85 km
* [[Pileru]] 32 km
* [[Chennai]] 178 km
* [[Bengaluru]] 221 km
* [[Vijayawada]] 485 km
* [[Hyderabad]] 592 km

== Governance ==
[[Chandragiri (Assembly constituency)|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 (Assembly constituency)|Chandragiri]] the sitting [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] for [[Chandragiri (Assembly constituency)|Chandragiri]] (Assembly constituency).

===Politics===
Pakala is an [[Chandragiri (Assembly constituency)|Assembly constituency]] in Andhra Pradesh and the constituency number is 285.

==Entertainment==
There are two theaters in pakala town, Ramakrishna Theatre, Srinivas & Mini Theatre

== Transport ==

'''Roadways'''

Pakala is well connected to major cities through [[National Highway (India)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp |title=DETAILS OF ROADS IN EACH ULB OF ANDHRA PRADESH |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp |archivedate=1 August 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>

'''Public transport'''

The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Chittoor bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archivedate=22 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> Bus services are operated to [[Chittoor]], [[Tirupati]], [[Madanapalli]], [[Palamaner]], [[Srikalahasti]], [[Nellore]], and also to all other major Panchayth and Villages in the [[Pakala, Chittoor District]], [[Chittoor District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].

'''Railways'''
[[Chittoor railway station]] is a National railway station in Chittoor city of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on [[Gudur–Katpadi branch line]] section and is administered under [[Guntakal railway division|Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone]]. Nearest major railway station is {{stnlnk|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 [[Chittoor district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].

The nearest international airports are [[Chennai International Airport]] at [[Chennai]] and [[Kempegowda International Airport]] at [[Bangalore]].

== Climate ==
{{Weather box
| location = Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
| metric first = Y
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 28.7
| Feb high C = 31.4
| Mar high C = 34.4
| Apr high C = 36.4
| May high C = 40.0
| Jun high C = 35.5
| Jul high C = 33.5
| Aug high C = 33.3
| Sep high C = 32.8
| Oct high C = 31.1
| Nov high C = 28.8
| Dec high C = 27.6
| Jan low C = 17.7
| Feb low C = 18.8
| Mar low C = 21.2
| Apr low C = 24.5
| May low C = 26.2
| Jun low C = 25.7
| Jul low C = 24.6
| Aug low C = 24.4
| Sep low C = 23.8
| Oct low C = 22.5
| Nov low C = 20.2
| Dec low C = 18.1
| Jan rain mm = 6
| Feb rain mm = 6
| Mar rain mm = 8
| Apr rain mm = 24
| May rain mm = 58
| Jun rain mm = 72
| Jul rain mm = 102
| Aug rain mm = 115
| Sep rain mm = 145
| Oct rain mm = 162
| Nov rain mm = 110
| Dec rain mm = 54
| rain colour = green
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name= Climate-Data.org>{{cite web
| url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/24102/
| title = CLIMATE: CHITTOOR
| access-date = 19 February 2016}}</ref>
}}

==Villages Under Pakala Mandal==
List of all towns and Villages in Pakala Mandal of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Complete details of Population, Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio in tabular format.
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Pakala Mandal - Chittoor
List of all towns and Villages in Pakala Mandal of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Complete details of Population, Religion, Literacy and Sex Ratio in tabular format.

* Achamma Agraharam,
* Adenapalle,
* Damalcheruvu,
* Gadanki,
* Ganugapenta,
* Gorpadu,
* Maddinayanipalle,
* Mogarala,
* Nagamma Agraharam,
* Oddepalle,
* Padiputlabayalu,
* Pakala,
* Pedda Ramapuram,
* Thotathimmaiah Palle,
* Vallivedu
* Upparapalli

== Landmarks ==
The [http://Kanipakam%20Vinayaka%20Vari%20Devasthanam,%20Kanipakam Swayambu Varasidhi Vinayakaswamy temple]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at [[Kanipakam]] is the famous notable Hindu temple near the city.

The 11th century historical [[Chandragiri Fort, Andhra Pradesh|Chandragiri Fort]] is the notable landmark near the city.

From Pakala Town we have [[National Atmospheric Research Laboratory|NARL]] National Atmosphere and Research Laboratory towards Tirupati 5 km from town

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Chittoor district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Chittoor district]]

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