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- LGD code
- 595807
- Pincode
- 517526
- Post office
- Papanaidupet
- Population
- 2,242
- Households
- 607
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,179
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 34 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 341 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 95 km
- Nearest railway station
- Yerpedu · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Padmavati Medical College And Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chellur compares
By population, Chellur ranks #9 of 34 villages in Yerpedu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.3%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Chellur
- 56.3%
- Yerpedu mandal
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−31 vs mandal average
- Chellur
- 974
- Yerpedu mandal
- 1,005
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Chellur
- 3.7
- Yerpedu mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chellur at a glance
Chellur is a village of 2,242 people in 607 households (Census 2011) in Yerpedu mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 34 villages in Yerpedu mandal. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Tirupati district centre, 19 km from Akkarampalle (Ct), the nearest town, 8 km from Yerpedu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517526, served by Papanaidupet post office; the LGD village code is 595807. The nearest hospital or health centre is Padmavati Medical College And Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Srikalahasti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Venkata Sudhir Reddy Bojjala. The population is estimated at 2,442 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chellur · this village | 2,242 | 56% | — |
| Gudimallam · Yerpedu | 2,071 | 53% | 1.2 km SW |
| Munagalapalem · Yerpedu | 947 | 66% | 1.5 km NW |
| Mahankalideviputtur · Yerpedu | 2,902 | 56% | 2.4 km N |
| Vikruthamala · Yerpedu | 8,416 | 63% | 2.6 km W |
| Penumallam · Yerpedu | 2,061 | 52% | 2.9 km SW |
| Madhavamala · Yerpedu | 1,294 | 69% | 4.4 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chellur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- TIRUPATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHELLUR&KUKKALAGUNTA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,035
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 402
- Forest area (ha)
- 200
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chellur
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Key facts — Chellur
- LGD code
- 595807
- Pincode
- 517526
- Post office
- Papanaidupet
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,242
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,442
- Households
- 607
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Coordinates
- 13.61289°N, 79.58749°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tirupati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srikalahasti
- Member of Parliament
- Maddila Gurumoorthy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Venkata Sudhir Reddy Bojjala
- Block / Mandal
- Yerpedu
Getting there
How to reach Chellur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati341 kmcapital
- Chennai95 km
- Bengaluru227 km
- Hyderabad436 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationYerpedu8 km
- Bus stopTirupathi Airport APSRTC Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCPadmavati Medical College And Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda9 km
- Petrol pumpEssar3 km
- CollegeS.V.Govt.Polytechnic College19 km
- Police stationHighway Patrol8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chellur
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 517526
- VikruthamalaYerpedu mandal8,416 pop
- MahankalideviputturYerpedu mandal2,902 pop
- GudimallamYerpedu mandal2,071 pop
- PenumallamYerpedu mandal2,061 pop
- Chiguruwada North KhandrigaTirupati (Rural) mandal1,527 pop
- PennagadamYerpedu mandal1,242 pop
- Chiguruwada South KhandrigaTirupati (Rural) mandal902 pop
- JeepalemRenigunta mandal528 pop
- Krishnaiah KalvaRenigunta mandal213 pop
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Villages near Chellur
Other villages in Yerpedu mandal
View all 33 →- Vikruthamala
- Kandadu
- Mannasamudram
- Yerpedu
- Mahankalideviputtur
- Chintalapalem
- Pangur
- Merlapaka
- Kobaka
- Gudimallam
- Penumallam
- Pallam
- Musalipedu
- Pathaveerapuram
- Madhavamala
- Pennagadam
- Isukathageli
- Chinnajimedu
- Peddanjimedu
- Modugulapalem
- Munagalapalem
- Chindepalle
- Pagali
- Durgiperi
- Krishnampalle
- Nagampalle
- Nachaneri
- Venkatapuram
- Katrakayalagunta
- Seetharampet
- Sreenivasapuram
- Arugorla Khandriga
- Vedulla Cheruvu
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)