Damalcheruvu

Damalacheruvu is a small town in the Chittoor district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Damalcheruvu
village
Damalcheruvu
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Damalcheruvu
Damalcheruvu (India)
Coordinates: 13°29′N 79°03′E
Country India
Population
 (December 2012)
  Total15,000
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
517152
Telephone code918585
Vehicle registrationAP03
Nearest cityTirupathi
Sex ratio1:1 /
Lok Sabha constituencyChittoor
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChandragiri
Climatemedium (Köppen)

Geography

This place is surrounded by mountains in north and east boundaries and is well connected with roadways and railways. This village is famous for mangoes.

History

The district was the location of a battle between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nawab of the Carnatic who was slain in battle.

Notable people

It is the birthplace of Telugu short story writer, Madhurantakam Rajaram, who contributed to Telugu literature for more than four decades.

It is the birthplace of Mahasamudram Bhaskar IPS (kondepalli village) who was the D.G.P. of Andrapradesh (with Telangana) 2011. It is the birth place of freedom fighter S A Basha who struggle for freedom of India in and around this village against the British rule.

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