Cherla

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Cherla
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Cherla Location of Cherla in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	18°24′N 80°29′E / 18.4°N 80.49°E / 18.4; 80.49Coordinates: 18°24′N 80°29′E / 18.4°N 80.49°E / 18.4; 80.49
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Khammam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 78 metres (256 ft)

Cherla (Telugu: చర్ల) is a tehsil in Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of River Godavari.

Geography

Cherla is located on the banks of River Godavari at 18°05′00″N 80°49′00″E / 18.0833°N 80.8167°E / 18.0833; 80.8167.^[1] 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 literates(2001 census) .^[2]

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 2,600 acres (11 km²).^[3]

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
• Kudunuru
• Kurnavally
• Mogallapally
• Pedamidisileru
• Peddipalli
• Pusuguppa
• R. Kothagudem
• Satyanarayanapuram
• Subbampeta
• Tegada
• Upperugudem
• Meduvai colony

• Gompalli

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Cherla
2. ^ http://khammam.nic.in/html/Developmental%20Activites/population2001.htm
3. ^ Irrigation profile of Khammam district.

External links

• Khammam