Challapalli or Challapalle is a village and Mandal

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 in Krishna District

Krishna district

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, Andhra Pradesh

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Geography

Challapalle is located at 16.1167°N 80.9333°E. It has an average elevation of 6 metres (22 ft).

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Challaplle mandal is as follows:

• Total Population: 53,813 in 14,542 Households.
• Male Population: 26,885 and Female Population: 26,928
• Children Under 6-years of age: 5,911 (Boys - 2,976 and Girls - 2,935)
• Total Literates: 33,334

Challapalle village has a population of 15,423 in 2001.

Villages in Challapalli Mandal

After the reform in the Tauluka System in 1982, Challapalli Mandal was created from the Divi Thaluka. Challapalli village is a historical village and business center. Before the Independence Challapalli was ruled by Zamindars. The Fort of Challapalli is more than 200 years old. Agriculture, largely sugar, is the primary industry in this area, and there is still a large sugar refinery in the town, currently operating under the business name KCP Sugars. The Mandal contains one aided S.R.Y.S.P. Junior College

Junior college

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 and Sri Vivekananda Degree College. The town is 25 kilometres from the Machilipatnam Railway Station which is a district head quarter and 55 KM from the Vijayawada airport.
The long standing tradition of ringing the fort's bell on the hour every hour in order to allow the villagers to keep track of time is continued even now. Locals believe that there was an underground way from the Fort to the Kanaka Durga Temple

Kanaka Durga Temple

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 in Vijayawada

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There are historical places like Ghantasala, Avanigadda, Hamsala divi, Pedakalle palli, Mopidevi and SivaRamaDurgaPuram near to this village. The fort in this village is one of the main forts in Krishna district.

Challapalli Fort

The Rajah of Challapalli, Srimanthu Raja Yaralagadda Ankineedu Prasad Bahadur Garu built this Palace in the early 18th centaury. Then onwards Challapalli became the capital for the Devarkota Estate and the town developed around the palace. It remains as a great example of Andhra architecture to this very day. . The last crowned monarch of Challapalli was Srimanthu Raja Yaralagadda Shivaram Prasad Bahadur Garu (1906-76). His children and grandchildren the Royal household continue to reside in the palace.

List of villages

• Annavaram
• Dororilanka
• Challapalli
• RamaNagaram
• Cheedepudi
• Kaptanupalem
• Majeru
• Mallemarru
• Mangalapuram
• Nadakuduru
• Nimmagadda
• Pagolu
  Pagolu
  Pagolu, is a village in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, is in the Krishna district, near Challapalli....
  
  
• Pedakallepalli
  Pedakallepalli
  Pedakallēpalli is a village in Mopidevi mandal, in Diviseema taluk, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Pedakallepalli is also known as Dakshina Kasi...
  
  
• Peddaprolu
• Puritigadda
• Raavivari palem
• SivaRamaPuram
  SivaRamaPuram
  SivaRamaPuram or Kotthuru is a village located on the ChallaPalli-Pedakallepalli Road 2 km away from Challapalli in the Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. This is the sivar village of Pedaprolu panchayat. The village population is 350. Many of the villagers have lived in different places...
  
  
• Vakkalagadda
  Vakkalagadda
  Vakkalagadda is a village in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh in India. It is 20 km from Machilipatnam, district head quarters of Krishna district and 70 km away from Vijayawada....
  
  
• Velivolu
• Yarlagadda
  Yarlagadda
  Yarlagadda is a village near Challapalli in Krishna District, Andra Pradesh, India.- Yarlagadda:This is a small village in Krishna district...
  
  
• Dalliparru
• SivaRamaDurgaPuram
• Laxmipuram
  Laxmipuram
  Laxmipuram is a small village in Palasa mandal,srikakulam district Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the developing villages in Mandasa Mandal. Most of the people in this village are farmers,government employees....
  
  

Education

There are good amount of Educational Institutions are there.
list of Educational Institutions are:

• Vinayasri Sunflower Public School
• Vijaya Convent
• Nagarjuna Public School
• Challapalli Public School
• Vidhodhaya Public School
• Vijaya Jr College.
• Vivekananda Degree College
• SRYSP Jr. College
• St. Mother Theresa E.M High School
• Government Public School
• Sunflower Engineering College

Entertainment

There are 4 theatres which are always ready to entertain the moviegoers
list of theatres include:

• Sagar (AC, DTS)
• Komala (AC, DTS)
• Kamal (AC, DTS)
• Laxmi