Chittapuram
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Chittapuram | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Subdistrict | Ipur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,106 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu Urdhu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522658 |
| Telephone code | 08646 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Narasaraopet |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Vinukonda |
Chittapuram is a village in Ipur mandal, located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 27 kilometers from Narasaraopet and 29 kilometers from Vinukonda. The village name is derived from old lady Chittemma.[citation needed] Popular mode of transport is through APSRTC which run buses from Guntur and Vinukonda. Also most of people rely on motorbikes. Also auto-rickshaws run from Ipuru and Muppalla.
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This village is basically an agrarian village and most of the residents are either farmers or marginal farmers. Paddy, chillies, cotton and tobacco are the main crops. There are two ponds that are main sources of water for irrigation. Chittapuram is considered to be one of the very few prosperous villages in the Ipur mandal in terms of education. On the political front, this village is considered to be very active and progressive.
The village has an upper-primary school and a single-teacher primary school run by the Mandal Parishad. There is a veterinary clinic and a couple of milk collection centers. At the center of the village there is a Panchayat office building. There is a paddy milling unit on the outskirts of the village. On the school ground there is a water purifying plant which supplies drinking water for the village.
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There are couple of temples in the name of Lord Rama. One is known as “Ramulavari Meda” located in the middle of the village,beside of Gogasani's house and the other one is located at village entrance. There is a renovated temple for Lord Ganeshand in which regular puja is conducted by the devotees and temple committee. Ganesha Chaturdhi is conducted on a grand scale with all the youngsters present from the village.
Popular cinema lyricist Ramajogayya Sastry spent in this village during his childhood.