Chirala

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Chirala
Chirala (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Andhra Pradesh
District : Prakasam
Location : 15 ° 49 ′  N , 80 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 15 ° 49 ′  N , 80 ° 21 ′  E
Height : 3 m
Residents : 87,200 (2011)
Chirala city center
Chirala city center

Chirala is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh .

The city is part of the Prakasam district . Chirala has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 26 wards (constituencies).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the population of the city is 87,200 and in the agglomeration 162,471. Chirala has a gender ratio of 1030 women per 1000 men and thus a rare surplus of women for India. The literacy rate was 77.0% in 2011. 9.6% of the population are children under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

The city is connected to the national rail network via its own train station.

Individual evidence

  1. www.census2011.co.in
  2. Chirala Metropolitan Urban Region Population 2011-2019 Census. Retrieved October 8, 2019 .