Damalcheruvu
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Damalcheruvu | |
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village | |
  Damalcheruvu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′N 79°03′E / 13.483°N 79.050°ECoordinates: 13°29′N 79°03′E / 13.483°N 79.050°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Population (December 2012) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 517152 |
| Telephone code | 918585 |
| Vehicle registration | AP03 |
| Nearest city | Tirupathi |
| Sex ratio | 1:1 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chittoor |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chandragiri |
| Climate | medium (Köppen) |
Damalacheruvu is a small town in the Chittoor district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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.
References[]
- Villages in Chittoor district
- Chittoor district geography stubs