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==History== | ==History== | ||
Chittoor district was initially formed in 1911. At the time of Indian independence in 1947, Chittoor district was a part of the erstwhile Madras state. In the fifties Chittor district was a part of the newly formed Andhra Pradesh state and went through several changes. In 1985, the taluks of the district were reorganised. With the formation of Tirupati District from a part of old Chittoor district and a part from old Nellore district on | Chittoor district was initially formed in 1911. At the time of Indian independence in 1947, Chittoor district was a part of the erstwhile Madras state. In the fifties Chittor district was a part of the newly formed Andhra Pradesh state and went through several changes. In 1985, the taluks of the district were reorganised. With the formation of Tirupati District from a part of old Chittoor district and a part from old Nellore district on 4 April 2022, Chittoor district consisted of 31 mandals across 4 revenue divisions.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://chittoor.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Chittoor District | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 4 Octoer 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Tirupati District | work=History|publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 4 October 2023}}</ref> | ||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
=== Towns and villages === | === Towns and villages === | ||
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 13 settlements. It includes 1 town and 12 villages. [[Santhipuram]] (M) is the most populated, and well improved village and Nelapadu is the least populated village in the mandal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Chittoor District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=23|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=24 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913101654/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=23|archive-date=13 September 2014}}</ref | {{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal has 13 settlements. It includes 1 town and 12 villages. [[Santhipuram]] (M) is the most populated, and well improved village and Nelapadu is the least populated village in the mandal.<ref name=map /><ref>{{cite web|title=Sub-District Details of Chittoor District|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=23|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=24 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913101654/http://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=28&district_code=23|archive-date=13 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
Transportation have state government services are available from Kuppam to Vijayawada, Tirupati, Hyderabad. For Tamil Nadu, services are available for Krishnagiri, Erode, Salem, Coimbatore, and for karnataka services available to Kolar, Kgf (Kolar gold fields). | Transportation have state government services are available from Kuppam to Vijayawada, Tirupati, Hyderabad. For Tamil Nadu, services are available for Krishnagiri, Erode, Salem, Coimbatore, and for karnataka services available to Kolar, Kgf (Kolar gold fields). | ||
The settlements in the mandal are listed below: | The settlements in the mandal are listed below: | ||