Tirupati district

Tirupati district (pronunciation ) is one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is one of the district in the Rayalaseema region of the Andhra Pradesh state. The district headquarters is located at Tirupati. Tirupati district is most famous for its numerous historic temples including the world-famous Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Sri Kalahasteeswara temple and many others. The district is also home to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (formerly Sriharikota Range), a rocket launch centre located in Sriharikota and operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). This district is surrounded by Nellore district to the North, Chittoor and Annamayya districts to the west and Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu to south and Bay of Bengal to the east. The river Swarnamukhi flows from Tirupati to Srikalahasti in this district. The major part of Pulicat Lake is present in this district.

Tirupati district
District of Andhra Pradesh
Clockwise from top-left: Tirumala Venkateshwara Temple, View of Srikalahasti from Kanappa Hill, Liftoff from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Sri Venkateswara National Park, Chandragiri Fort
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
Formed4 April 2022
Founded byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
HeadquartersTirupati
Administrative Divisions
Government
 • District collectorK.Venkata Ramana Reddy, Collector and District Magistrate
 • Lok SabhaTirupati
Lok Sabha list
 • Assembly
Assembly list
Area
[1]
 • Total8,231 km2 (3,178 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2][3]
 • Total2,196,984
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Websitehttps://tirupati.ap.gov.in/

History

On 26 January 2022, Tirupati district was proposed to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts in a 13-district Andhra Pradesh, pending a final notification to be issued by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The district would be formed from Tirupati revenue division from erstwhile Chittoor district and Gudur and Naidupeta revenue divisions of erstwhile Nellore district.[4] The name was later changed to become "Tirupati district" following comments from general public and started functioning since 4 April 2022, with Gudur, Sullurupeta revenue divisions from Nellore district and Srikalahasti and Tirupati divisions from Chittoor district, with Srikalahasti division being newly created.[5][6][7]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Tirupati district had a population of 21,96,984. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 5,19,388 (23.64%) and 1,70,779 (7.77%) of the population respectively.[2]: 92–96 [3]: 82–87 

Religions in Tirupati district (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 93.75%
Muslims
 
 5.18%
Christians
 
 0.72%
Other or not stated
 
 0.35%
Distribution of religions

At the time of the 2011 census, 87.89% of the population spoke Telugu, 6.50% Tamil and 9.64% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Administrative divisions
Tirupati District Revenue Divisions and Mandals

The district has four revenue divisions, namely Gudur, Srikalahasti, Sullurupeta and Tirupati and has one administrative headquarters Tirupati, each headed by a sub collector. These revenue divisions are divided into 34 mandals. The district consists of one municipal corporation. Tirupati city is the only municipal corporation. The district also comprises of 5 municipalities at Srikalahasti, Gudur, Sullurpeta, Puttur and Venkatagiri as well as one nagar panchayat at Naidupeta. This district also comprises of 822 Gram Panchayats and 1107 villages.[1]

Mandals

There are 9 mandals each in Tirupati division and Sullurupeta divisions, 8 mandals each in Gudur division and Srikalahasti divisions. The 34 mandals under their revenue divisions are listed below:[10]

Gudur division Srikalahasti division Sullurupeta division Tirupati division
BalayapalliK.V.B. PuramB.N. KandrigaChandragiri
ChillakuruNagalapuramDoravarisatramChinnagottigallu
ChittamuruNarayanavanamNaidupetaPakala
DakkiliPichaturOziliPuttur
GudurReniguntaPellakuruRamachandrapuram
KotaSrikalahastiSatyaveduTirupati Rural
VakaduThottambeduSullurpetaTirupati Urban
VenkatagiriYerpeduTadaVadamalapeta
VaradaiahpalemYerravaripalem

Cities and towns

The district consists of one municipal corporation at Tirupati city. It also consists of 5 municipalities at Srikalahasti, Gudur, Sullurpeta, Puttur and Venkatagiri as well as one nagar panchayat at Naidupeta. This district also has many census towns, 822 gram panchayats and 1107 villages.[1]


Municipal bodies in Tirupati district
S.No. Name Civic status Revenue
division		 Population
(2011 census)
1 Tirupati Municipal Corporation Tirupati 2,87,035
2 Srikalahasti Municipality Grade - 1 Srikalahasti 80,056
3 Gudur Municipality Grade - 1 Gudur 74,047
4 Yerpedu Census Town Srikalahasti 58,403
5 Puttur Municipality Grade - 3 Tirupati 54,092
6 Satyavedu Census Town Sullurupeta 52,979
7 Venkatagiri Municipality Grade - 3 Gudur 52,688
8 Sullurupeta Municipality Grade - 3 Sullurupeta 41,952
9 Naidupeta Nagar Panchayat Sullurupeta 40,828
10 Pakala Census Town Tirupati 28,556

Politics

There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Tirupati district. The parliamentary constituencies are:

The assembly constituencies are:[11]

References
  1. "Tirupati District: At a glance". tirupati.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. "District Census Hand Book - Nellore" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  3. "District Census Hand Book - Chittoor" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. Raghavendra, V. (26 January 2022). "With creation of 13 new districts, AP now has 26 districts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. "New districts to come into force on April 4". The Hindu. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Rangarajan, A. d (3 April 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Govt. agrees to name new district 'Tirupati'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. "కొత్త జిల్లా తాజా స్వరూపం". Eenadu.net (in Telugu). 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2011.
  9. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. Sasidhar, B. M. (4 April 2022). "Chittoor, Tirupati, Annamayya districts formed as part of rejig". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  11. "District-wise Assembly-Constituencies". ceoandhra.nic.in.


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