Chirala

Chirala
Kshirapuri
City
Clock Tower Centre in Chirala
Clock Tower Centre in Chirala
Nickname(s): 
Chirala;Kshirapuri;Chinna Bombay or Small Mumbai
Chirala is located in Andhra Pradesh
Chirala
Chirala
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°49′29″N 80°21′08″E / 15.8246°N 80.3521°E / 15.8246; 80.3521
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • BodyChirala Municipality
Area
 • Total13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3][4]
 • Total120,000
 • Density9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
523 155
Telephone code+91–8594
Vehicle registrationAP-27
WebsiteChirala Municipality

Chirala (pronunciation), is a city in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Chirala mandal in Chirala revenue division.[5][6] As of 2011, it had a population of above 170,000.[3]

Chirala is the most populated city in Bapatla Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency.

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of CIty and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chirala, India". fallingrain.com.
  3. ^ a b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook – Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 16–17, 44. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 141, 175. Retrieved 19 January 2015.