Srirangarajapuram
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Srirangarajapuram is a village and the headquarters of Srirangarajapuram Mandal
Subdivisions of India
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 in Chittoor district
Chittoor district
Chittoor District , also known as Chittur, is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. The district headquarters is Chittoor City. The district has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. Chittoor district is famous for the Tirupati, Kanipakam and Sri Kalahasti temples...

 in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 in south India

History

Historically the village was called Upparapalli (ఉప్పరపల్లి) but at some time became the present form of Srirangarajapuram. Itis also known by other names including S R R Puram and S R Puram.

Demographics

In 2001 the population was 2073 with 422 households, 1041 males 1032 females. Srirangarajapuram mandal
Mandal
is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

 covers 23 Village panchayat boards, it has Mini bus terminus
Bus terminus
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 facility. This village is located on the state highway
State highway
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 54 of Chittoor
Chittoor
Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....

 to Puttur
Puttur, Andhra Pradesh
Puttur , is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Etymology:The word Puttur is a combination of Tamil words Pudhu + Wooru which means New village in Tamil language. In ancient days, this region was part of Tamil country of...

, Its south border shares with Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 state. Srirangarajapuram mandal is dominated by agriculture. Although the present generation is looking to professional courses. careers such as teaching management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

 and doctors
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...

 .

Notable Governmentt offices

  1. Mandal Revenue office
  2. Mandal praja parishath office or Mandal development office
  3. Police station
    Police station
    A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...


Hospitals

There is one Government Hospital and 108 (emergency telephone number) Ambulance service is attached to this hospital. It has around 20 beds capacity with emergency service and operation facility. The majority of maternity
Maternity
Maternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.-See also:...

 patients are cared for here and many private medical practice
Medical practice
A medical practice or practice of medicine is the practice of medicine, as performed by a medical practitioner—a physician...

 & clinics are available during day time.

Road

Frequent buses are available from Puttur
Puttur, Andhra Pradesh
Puttur , is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Etymology:The word Puttur is a combination of Tamil words Pudhu + Wooru which means New village in Tamil language. In ancient days, this region was part of Tamil country of...

 34KM or Chittoor
Chittoor
Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....

 30KM.

The majority of the transport facilities are provided by APSRTC (KSRTC
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation or KSRTC is the state owned road transportation company in Karnataka.-About:KSRTC was set up in the year 1961 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. The Government of India is also...

 for Bangalore) and some private companies.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is at Renigunta
Renigunta
Renigunta is a suburban area of Tirupati, a major pilgrimage centre for Hindus. Renigunta was initially set up as a railway junction to decongest the traffic at Tirupati East railway station. Later in the 1970s, Tirupati Airport was set up. This Tirupati suburb is popularly known as the 'Dwaar' ...

 or Tirupati Airport
Tirupati Airport
Tirupati Airport is located at Tirumala - Tirupati in Chittoor Dist in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The airport is situated at a distance of 14 km from Tirupati city. The night landing facility has been installed. The runway is going to be increased by another 900 metres...

 and the international airport is at Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 (130 KM)

Language

Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 is main language although many people are familiar with Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 since its border shares with Tamil Nadu.

Religion

most of the people in the region are Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

  and second, and third place shared with Christians and Muslims

Hindu temples

  • Gangammagudi
    Gangammagudi
    Gangammagudi is a village located in SR Puram Mandalam of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The name of the village is derived from a famous local temple located in the village dedicated to Goddess Gangamma. It is a 40 min...

    : One of the famous temple located in Gangamma Gudi Village, During Sankranthi
    Sankranthi
    Makar Sankranti or Sankranti or Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi on its celestial path...

     ( Farmers Festival), Pongal
    Pongal
    Thai Ponggal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamils in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry and in Sri Lanka. Pongal coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India. Pongal in Tamil means "boiling over" or "spill over". The boiling...

     people from surrounding villages gather here with Bullock Cart
    Bullock cart
    A bullock cart or ox cart is a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen . It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure does not favor them.Used especially for carrying goods,...

     as a family and groups to sacrifice goats and sheeps to goddess
    Goddess
    A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....

     called Gangamma
  • Dharmarajulu Gudi: A famous temple in S R Puram. Once a year there will be Maha Bharat Drama is being played in the nights with artists. This is usually 18 day and nights.It happens between May to August before rainy season.


Besides most of the villages have their own temple in the village. And village festivals with Gods Uregimpu that means God will travel in the villages.

Churches

Christians are part of the culture although most conversions have been observed after 18th century. It may be because Srirangarajapuram is close to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 (Jesus Christ one of the Disciple
Disciple (Christianity)
In Christianity, the disciples were the students of Jesus during his ministry. While Jesus attracted a large following, the term disciple is commonly used to refer specifically to "the Twelve", an inner circle of men whose number perhaps represented the twelve tribes of Israel...

 Thomas the Apostle
Thomas the Apostle
Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...

 was believed to be died in Chennai), first conversions are believed in first century.
Notable churches
  1. CSI Church - Kollamgunta
  2. Catholic Church - 49 K Mitta
  3. Full Gospel Church in India - SR PURAM
  4. Full Gospel Church in India - Chinna Thayyur

Agriculture

  1. The poultry
    Poultry
    Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...

     industry is significant in the area.
  2. Cattle
    Cattle
    Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

    , Goat
    Goat
    The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...

    , Sheep are raised in the area. Cattle milk is collected by associations and sold to the local dairy. Farmers are also encouraged do take part time jobs. This money meets their monthly needs. Milk exported to neighbor states like Tamil Nadu
    Tamil Nadu
    Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

     and Karnataka
    Karnataka
    Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

    . There are Four major milk collecting and reprocessing units. Two are in this mandal others Heritage Foods India Limited and a Government society also in Chittoor.
  3. It's also famous for mango
    Mango
    The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...

     (called as collector/totapari/chittoor / Banginapalli variety). It exports raw/processed pulp/fruit to other countries from chittor.
  4. This area is dominated by sugar cane and jaggery
    Jaggery
    Jaggery is a traditional unrefined non-centrifugal whole cane sugar consumed in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It is a concentrated product of cane juice without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary from golden brown to dark brown in color...

     and tamarind
    Tamarind
    Tamarind is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic .-Origin:...

     groves surround the mandal of S R Puram,
  5. The other significant crops grown are rice
    Rice
    Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

    , finger millet
    Finger millet
    Eleusine coracana, commonly Finger millet , also known as African millet or Ragi is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. E...

    , sorghum
    Sorghum
    Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...

    , pearl millet
    Pearl millet
    Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. Grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times, it is generally accepted that pearl millet originated in Africa and was subsequently introduced into India. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for...

    , peanuts
    Peanuts
    Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...

    , dall
    Dall
    Dall, as a person, may refer to:*Bobby Dall , an American musician*Cindy Dall, a musician*Curtis Bean Dall , an American businessman and author*James Kyle Dall, first headmaster of Elmfield College...

    , Vegetables, Sweet potato
    Sweet potato
    The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...

    , Gongura
    Gongura
    Gongura , a relative of the Roselle, is an edible plant grown in India.-Culinary Information:Gongura pacchadi is quintessentially Telugu cuisine along with pacchadi . While it has many culinary uses, the most popular is the pickled version...

    , chilli
    Chili pepper
    Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...

    , coconut
    Coconut
    The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...

     and some extent vegetable
    Vegetable
    The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant other than a sweet fruit or seed. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant....

    s like tomato
    Tomato
    The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...

    , eggplant, ladies finger, bottle garden
    Bottle garden
    A bottle garden is a container similar to a terrarium in which plants are grown. They usually consist of a plastic or glass bottle with a narrow neck and a small opening...

    , bitter garden, lemon
    Lemon
    The lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...

    , banana
    Banana
    Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

    , pumpkin
    Pumpkin
    A pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America...

    , radishes, okra
    Okra
    Okra is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of South Asian, Ethiopian and West African origins...

     and varieties of sprouts
    Sprouts
    Sprouts may refer to:*Sprouting, the practice of germinating seeds, often for food purposes**Brussels sprouts, the most common meaning of the term in the United Kingdom**The sprouts of the mung bean, the most common meaning in the United States...

    .
  6. Some of the farmers are also into sericulture (silk farming).

There is water scarcity in this mondel, mostly declared as one of the draft
Draft
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mandal because there are no large water resources such as rivers or reservoirs. Drinking water and irrigation water for agriculture depends on Bore wells (under ground water) although there are very few wells in place.

Industry

The major industry is Sagar Sugars & Allied Products Ltd, (Manufactures Sugar)
Located in Nelavoy Village.

Education

There are many High schools but majority are Government High schools.

Recognized High schools
  1. Z.P.High School Kothapalli,
  2. Z.P.High School Arimakullapalle, Gangamagudi (V),
  3. Z.P.High School Chillamakulapalli (Vill)Udamalakudithi (Post),,
  4. Z.P.High School Srirangarajapuram Village, & Post,
  5. Z.P.High School Narasimharajapuram,Narasimharajapuram Village & Post,
  6. Z.P.High School Pullur Village, Pullur Post,
  7. Adarsha Vidyamandir Pullur cross Road, S R Puram Post
  8. Vijayavani High School 49 Kothapalli,
  9. Leela Little Angels Convent Srirangarajapuram Village, & Post,

Junior,Degree and PG Colleges are located by nearest towns of Chittoor
Chittoor
Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....

, Puttur
Puttur, Andhra Pradesh
Puttur , is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Etymology:The word Puttur is a combination of Tamil words Pudhu + Wooru which means New village in Tamil language. In ancient days, this region was part of Tamil country of...

, Karvetinagar
Karvetinagar
Karvetinagar or Karvetnagar is a village and a Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Karvetnagar is located at . It has an average elevation of 266 meters .-History:...

,

Panchayats

There are 23 village panchayats under this mandal
Mandal
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:
  1. Ambaramaharajapuram
  2. Chillamakulapalle
  3. Eguva Kammakandriga
  4. Giddamakarajapuram
  5. Katikapalle
  6. Kothapalle
  7. Ksheerasamudram
  8. Mangunta
  9. Marripalle Dk
  10. Medawada
  11. Muddikuppam
  12. Narasimharajapuram
  13. Nelavoy
  14. Padmapuram
  15. Pillarikuppam
  16. Pullur
  17. S.R.puram or Srirangarajapuram
  18. Settivanatham
  19. Thayyuru
  20. Udamalakurthi
  21. Venkatapuram
  22. Venugopalapuram
  23. Vilasavarahapuram

Cuisine

Cuisine is largely based on Andhra Pradesh cuisine because of its proximity to Chennai. It is a mixture of Chennai and Andhra Pradesh. Many variations in the cuisine (all involving rice), caste, and traditions.

Pickles and chutneys, called pachchadi in Telugu, are popular in this Area. Chutneys are made from practically every vegetable including tomato, brinjals (eggplant), Gongura. Avakaya (mango) is probably the best-known pickles besides Lemon. Sweet Lemon.

Rice is the staple food and is used in a wide variety of ways. Typically, rice is either boiled and eaten with curry, or made into a batter for use in a crepe-like dish called Idli, attu
Dosa
Dosa or Dhosai is a fermented crepe or pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. It is indigenous to and is a staple dish in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, as well as being popular in Sri Lanka...

 or dosas, meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...

, Tank fish
Fish
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, chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...

, vegetables and greens are prepared with different spices (masala) into a variety of strongly flavored dishes such mango brinzal curry, Gongura pachadi and Halva.

It is spicy like other parts Andhra Pradesh flavors added like Chilli and Tamarind, Peanuts; Coconuts, Ginger, Garlic are frequent ingredients.

Beside rice, (finger millet ball) Ragi used to make Hot Round Ball, Chapathi, Idly, Dosa, biryani, Puri, Pongal, Umpma are the regular foods, vegetables and greens are prepared with different spices (masala) into a variety of strongly flavored dishes such as Chittoor fish curry, mango brinzal curry, and Gongura pachadi. .

Assembly constituency

Puttur
Puttur, Andhra Pradesh
Puttur , is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Etymology:The word Puttur is a combination of Tamil words Pudhu + Wooru which means New village in Tamil language. In ancient days, this region was part of Tamil country of...

 was an assembly
Legislative Assembly
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 constituency till 2008. After De-limitation, Puttur constituency is dissolved and it is merged with Nagari, Andhra Pradesh
Nagari, Andhra Pradesh
Nagari is a Municipal town in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a semi agrarian – semi industrialised town. A sizeable textile manufacturing industry thrives in and around Nagari. Nagari is on the Andhra Pradesh - Tamil Nadu border and about 15 km from...

. And Srirangarajapuram mandal is separated and merged with Gangadhara nellore
Gangadhara nellore
Gangadhara Nellore or G.D. Nellore is a Town, Mandal and Legislative Assembly constituency in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....


The current representative from 2009 election - kuthuhalamma (Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

) .

Lok Sabha constituency

Tirupati was Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
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 constituency till 2008. After de-limitation, constituency was dissolved and Srirangarajapuram Mandal was merged with Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chittoor (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India...

 current representative from 2009 election
Naramalli Sivaprasad
Naramalli Sivaprasad
Naramalli Sivaprasad is an Indian film actor turned politician, belonging to Telugu Desam Party. In the 2009 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Chittoor constituency in Andhra Pradesh.-References:...

 from Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...

.
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