Chittoor (district)

Chittoor
State	Andhra Pradesh
Administrative headquarters :	Chittoor
Area :	15,151 km²
Residents :	4,170,468 (2011)
Population density :	275.3 inhabitants / km²
Website :	Official website of the district

The district of Chittoor (Telugu: చిత్తూరు జిల్లా) is one of 13 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The administrative seat is the city of Chittoor .

geography

To the north, Chittoor borders the districts of Anantapur , YSR and Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore . Due to its location in the very south of the state, it borders on the state of Tamil Nadu in the south and south-east and on the state of Karnataka in the west . The western part of the district lies on a high plateau with few rock formations and hills. The other regions of the district are in the lowlands.

With an area of 15,151 km², Chittoor is one of the largest districts in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 4,520 km² (29.8 percent) of the area is forested. The main rivers in the district are Ponnai, Kusathali, Beema, Bahuda, Pincha, Kalyani, Araniyar and Pedderu.

climate

The long-term average rainfall is 934 mm per year. The southwest monsoon from June to September brings 438 mm (= 47 percent) and the northeast monsoon 396 mm (= 42 percent) of the annual rainfall. Otherwise there will be little rain. This leads to the drying up of the cultivated areas in the dry season, which lasts from January to May. The coldest month is December (average 22.07 ° - daily minimum 17 °, maximum 27 °), the warmest May (average 29.72 ° - minimum 24 °, maximum 36 °).

population

The last census in 2011 counted 4,170,468 inhabitants. Of these, 2,083,505 were men (49.96 percent) and 2,086,963 women. In 2001, the Dalit numbered 702,320 (18.75 percent) and the Adivasi 128,085 (3.42 percent) people. Of the total number of residents in 2011, 1,228,887 people (29.47 percent) lived in urban areas. Thus, over 70 percent of the population still lived in the country. The majority of the population of Chittoor District speaks Telugu . A significant linguistic minority are those who use Tamil as their mother tongue. There are 1,480 inhabited villages throughout the district.

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the population is Hindu. Besides them there is a significant number of Muslims of over nine percent. The Christians are a smaller minority.

year	Buddhists		Christians		Hindus		Jainas		Muslims		Sikhs		Other		not specified		Total
year	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%	number	%
2001	59	0.00%	28,337	0.76%	3,368,878	89.94%	943	0.03%	342.965	9.16%	560	0.01%	170	0.00%	3,963	0.11%	3,745,875	100.00%
Source: 2001 India Census

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Chittoor district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase between the last two censuses was 11.33 percent and is also significant in absolute terms. From 2001 to 2011 the population increased by around 425,000 people. The following table shows the exact numbers:

Significant places

The most populous town in the district is Tirupati with more than 200,000 inhabitants. Other important cities with over 50,000 inhabitants are the main town of Chittoor and Srikalahasti .

Landscape near Tirupati

economy

The majority of the population is employed in agriculture. Cultivation is difficult because of the low rainfall. Mainly mangoes, wheat, rice, peanuts and sugar cane are planted. There is little industry (granite mining), little natural resources and trade (especially with oil seeds and rice products).

history

The district was created on April 1, 1911 from parts of the then districts of Kadapa (Cuddapah), Nelluru (Nellore) and North Arcot . Politically, the district is now divided into the three tax districts Chittoor, Madanapalle and Tirupati and a total of 66 mandals .