Chittamur mandal

Chittamur mandal was a part of Nellore district until 2022.[3] It was made part of the newly formed Tirupati district effective from 4 April 2022 by the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Government of Andhra Pradesh.[4]

Chittamur mandal has brackish water ecosystem. Every year, terrestrial and aquatic birds migrate to Pulicat Lake for a temporary stay. The ecosystem covers an area of 600 km² (230 sq mi) including parts of the mandal along with Doravarisatram, Sullurpeta, Tada and Vakadu mandals. The terrestrial birds include painted storks, large egrets, little egrets, grey pelicans, grey herons; water birds include northern pintails, black-winged stilts, northern shovelers, common teal, seagulls, terns, sandpipers, and common coots.[3]

As per 2011 census, Chittamur mandal had a total population of 40,241 with 20,503 male population and 19,738 female population with a density of 145/km². It had a sex ratio of 963. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 16,035 and 5,905 of the population respectively. It had a literacy rate of 57.65% with 64.13% among males and 50.95% among females.[2]^: 50–51[1]^{: 22, 25–26}

Chittamur mandal is a part of Gudur revenue division.[4] Its headquarters are located at Chittamur.[5] As of 2011 census, the mandal comprises the following 41 villages:[2]^: 390

• Note: Devuni Khandrika, Gangupalem, Kothapalem, Padarthivari Khandrika, Pothunayanipalle, Rayareddipalem and Vadlavanipalle were uninhabited[2]^: 390

Chittamur mandal is a part of Gudur Assembly constituency and Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency. As of 1 January 2018, the mandal had 29,607 eligible voters with 14,712 male voters and 14,895 female voters.[1]^: 22 Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli is representing the Gudur constituency as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,[6] and Maddila Gurumoorthy is representing the Tirupati constituency as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha.[7]