Chintapalle, Guntur district

Village in Andhra Pradesh, India
16°41′23″N 80°08′25″E / 16.6898°N 80.1403°E / 16.6898; 80.1403Country IndiaStateAndhra PradeshDistrictGunturGovernment
 • TypeGram PanchayatPopulation
 • Total4,547Languages
 • OfficialTeluguTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
522409


Chintapalli is a village in the Atchampet mandal of the Guntur district, India on the south bank of the Krishna River.

It is the site of the former headquarters of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu's zamindari estate in the late 18th century. Nayudu abandoned Chintapalli in protest of alleged mistreatment by his overlords, the British East India Company, and constructed a new capital at Amaravathi.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, The town has a population of 4,547 of which 2,272 are males and 2,275 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 501 which is 11.02% of total population of Chintapalle. The literacy rate of Chintapalle is 52.60%, lower than the state average of 67.02%.

References

  1. ^ Ramaswami, N. S. (1971). Indian Monuments. Abhinav Publications. pp. 114–115. ISBN 978-0-89684-091-1.