Pakala (Chittoor district)

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Pakala
type = town
latd = 13.4667 | longd = 79.1167
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Chittoor
leader_title = |Pearson Of Passionleader_name = |DILLI BABU TEEGALA - KING OF KOONAPALLI.altitude = 394
population_as_of = |June 2007.population_total = |More than 30,000 at surroundings of the townpopulation_density =
area_magnitude=
area_total =
area_telephone = |The area telephone code is 08585 - India.postal_code = |517 112vehicle_code_range =
sex_ratio = |1000 - 998unlocode =
website =
footnotes =
:"Not to be confused with Pakala (Prakasam district)."

Pakala or Pakal is a town and Mandal headquarters in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has lot of villages around from where the people have become very popular in India. So many young stars are at very good positions in software industry in USA and UK.

There is a big pond in this town which known as "Pakala Cheruvu". The people in this town speak Telugulanguage, which is the second most spoken language in India after Hindi. Lord Siva temple on the hill every one celebrates the sivaratri here in a grand way.

Geography

Pakala is located at coord|13.4667|N|79.1167|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Pakala.html Falling Rain Genomics.Pakala] ] It has an average elevation of 394 meters (1295 feet). We can reach there by train from Tirupati which is 40 km away and from Chittoor 28 km. It also have an exciting climate with its beauty and hills around it. One can find Railway Quarters there with long streets and trees along the roads.

Railways

Pakala is a railway junction on the Tirupati - Dharmavaram route, with one line branching off to Katpadi, via Chittoor. It is a picturesque place as well, surrounded by hills all around. The railway colony here has a colonial hangover, with a majority of the quarters built in the days of the British Raj, complete with their sloping roofs and huge wooden doors. This place occupied a place of pride, with its steam loco shed and also, as an important railway junction. Alas, the steam shed is long gone, with only the sign STEAM LOCO SHED left behind. Nothing is left of the shed now, save for the walls, and the roof beams. A steam loco tender with the markings ‘WATER TANK’ now stands on one of the yard lines, a mute reminder to the power & glory of yesteryears.

The main street is called "Bazaar Street" where all the shops are lined. There is a Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari temple at the end of that street. The street next to the Bazaar street is called as "Ramakrishna mandir street" named after the name of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who is the guru of sri Swami Vivekananda. A colony with the name Baaratam Mitta is located near the busstand where the stories of Mahabharata are explained every year in the summer.

And also it is the second town in Andhrapradesh which has more number of railway quarters next to guntakal. The most amazing feature is the whole town will be separated into two i.e. one side of the railway track will have only railway quarters and the otherside will have the private houses (except chandichowk).

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Pakala.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 394m (Red dots are railways)]