Cherla
Encyclopedia
[]Cherla is a tehsil
in Khammam district
in Andhra Pradesh
, India
. It is located on the banks of River Godavari.
(2001 census) .
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
in Khammam district
Khammam district
Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...
in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is located on the banks of River Godavari.
Geography
Cherla is located on the banks of River Godavari at 18.0833°N 80.8167°E. It has an average elevation of 78 metres (259 ft).Population and literacy
Cherla has a population of 38,540 of which 42.9 % are literatesLiteracy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
(2001 census) .
Irrigation profile
- Taliperu Project : It is a medium irrigation project across the Taliperu river, a major tributary of the river Godavari, near Peddamidisileru village, Charla mandal. It has an ayakut utiliization of 2600 acres (10.5 km²).
Important features
- Rich and fertile soils
- The mother of artists
- The land of chillies
- Taliperu Project
- Noted families
- Rahul Vignan School
- Ancient ramalayam(lingapuram padu)
- Ancient shivalayam(old cherla)
- versatile writers
- Contemporary painters
Families
- devabhakthuni nandeeswara nataka kalaparishath
- 'Vengala Family'
- malyadri family
- Saadam family (Chandra vamsa kshatriya)
- Mittululla family (Chandravamsa Kshatriya)
- Teegala family (Chandravamsa Kshatriya)
- Kombattini Family
- POLINA Family
- JAVVADI Family
- MUMMANENI Family
- Paruchuri family
- Avula family
- Gummadi family
- Karnata family
- Kadiyam-Kadim family
- Chukkabotla family
- Chinthalapati family
- meesala family
- nalluri family
- Paruchori family
- SIVVARAPU FAMILY
- Peddada family
- MD Yaqoob khan family
- sriramula family
- devarapalli family
- mandaloju fammily
- KORADA Family
Villages in Cherla Mandal
- Cherla
- Lingapuram
- Lingapuram padu
- Devarapalli
- Gommugudem
- KudunuruKudunuruKudunuru is a small village in Cherla mandal of Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh. The Godavari river is very near to the village.-Education:In Kudunuru there are two schools, 1) Govt School 2) Trinity Day Care Center...
- Kurnavally
- Mogallapally
- Pedamidisileru
- Peddipalli
- Pusuguppa
- R. Kothagudem
- SatyanarayanapuramSatyanarayanapuramSatyanarayanapuram is a village in Cherla mandalam, in Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh....
- Subbampeta
- Tegada
- Upperugudem
- Meduvai colony
- Gompalli