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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 589700
- Pincode
- 521150
- Post office
- Kaja
- Population
- 897
- Households
- 267
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 493
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 53 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 300 km
- Nearest railway station
- Machilipatnam · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gantasala Government Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chitturu compares
By population, Chitturu ranks #16 of 21 villages in Ghantasala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.8%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Chitturu
- 72.8%
- Ghantasala mandal
- 67.9%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+38 vs mandal average
- Chitturu
- 1,025
- Ghantasala mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
3.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Chitturu
- 3.4
- Ghantasala mandal
- 3.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chitturu at a glance
Chitturu is a village of 897 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Ghantasala mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 21 villages in Ghantasala mandal. Literacy is 73%, 5 points above the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Krishna district centre, 9 km from Challapalle, the nearest town, 15 km from Machilipatnam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521150, served by Kaja post office; the LGD village code is 589700. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gantasala Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 977 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chitturu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitturu · this village | 897 | 73% | — |
| Pushadam · Ghantasala | 956 | 67% | 1.5 km S |
| Ramannapeta · Guduru | 785 | 59% | 2.4 km E |
| Daliparru · Ghantasala | 1,352 | 67% | 3.1 km SW |
| Endakuduru · Ghantasala | 1,205 | 63% | 3.4 km SE |
| Kaza · Movva | 7,687 | 65% | 3.5 km N |
| Elikala Kuduru · Ghantasala | 0 | — | 3.6 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitturu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MACHILIPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHITTURU
- Total area (ha)
- 609
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 555.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chitturu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chitturu
- LGD code
- 589700
- Pincode
- 521150
- Post office
- Kaja
- Population (Census 2011)
- 897
- Population (projected 2026)
- 977
- Households
- 267
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 72.8%
- Coordinates
- 16.16828°N, 81.00067°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Avanigadda
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Buddhaprasad Mandali
- Block / Mandal
- Ghantasala
Getting there
How to reach Chitturu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati53 kmcapital
- Hyderabad300 km
- Chennai352 km
- Bengaluru511 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMachilipatnam15 km
- Bus stopDimma center4 km
- Hospital / PHCGantasala Government Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankIndian bank4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
- Collegekrishna university11 km
- Police stationArpet Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chitturu
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chitturu
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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Villages sharing pincode 521150
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Other villages named Chitturu
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Villages near Chitturu
Other villages in Ghantasala mandal
View all 20 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)