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Chilakaluripet

Chilakaluripet
చిలకలూరిపేట
City
Chilakaluripet is located in Andhra Pradesh
Chilakaluripet
Chilakaluripet
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°05′21″N 80°10′02″E / 16.08917°N 80.16722°E / 16.08917; 80.16722Coordinates: 16°05′21″N 80°10′02″E / 16.08917°N 80.16722°E / 16.08917; 80.16722
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Area
 • Total 18.13 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 101,398
 • Density 5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522 616
Vehicle registration AP-07
Website chilakaluripet.cdma.ap.gov.in/en

Chilakaluripet is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Chilakaluripet mandal in Narasaraopet revenue division.

It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state at 16°06′N 80°10′E / 16.10°N 80.16°E / 16.10; 80.16 in the on the Eastern coastal plains. Chilakaluripeta is located 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the district headquarters, Guntur, and 78 kilometres (46.5 mi) north of Amaravati (state capital). The city is located in zone 3 as per Earthquake zones of India. Krishna River water from the Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal is the main source of water for the residents.

As of 2011Census of India, the town had a population of 101,550. The total population constitute, 50,201 males and 51,349 females. Average sex ratio is 1023 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 9,525 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,916 are boys and 4,609 are girls with a sex ratio of 938 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 72.08% with 52,106 literates, lower than the national average of 73.00%.


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