Chirala
Kshirapuri | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Clock Tower Centre in Chirala | |
| Nickname(s): Chirala;Kshirapuri;Chinna Bombay or Small Mumbai | |
.svg)  Chirala Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°49′29″N 80°21′08″E / 15.8246°N 80.3521°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Chirala Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.26 km2 (5.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 120,000 |
| • Density | 9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523 155 |
| Telephone code | +91–8594 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-27 |
| Website | Chirala Municipality |
Chirala (), 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[update], it had a population of above 170,000.[3]
Chirala is the most populated city in Bapatla Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chirala, India". fallingrain.com.
- ^ a b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Prakasam" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 16–17, 44. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 141, 175. Retrieved 19 January 2015.