Chennur

Chennur, Nellore Dt chennur, Nellore Dt
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Coordinates
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Nellore
Nearest city	Tirupati
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Telephone • +bsnl

Chennur is a village in Gudur mandal in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Chennur had a population of 9,303. Males constitute 50% of the population. Chennur has an average literacy rate of 47%.

Geography

The mica belt around Chennur is considered the 2nd biggest in the country. The mica deposits are located around chennur of gudur, Rapur and Atmakur mandals of the Nellore district. The muscovite, quartz, feldspar and vermiculite forms of mica are found around this area.

Weaving with hand looms is one of the main occupation of 30 percent of people. Chennur Silk was one of the famous handloom fabric that was manufactured in late 1970s. At present lot of verieties of saries and other fabrics are weaved. These handloom fabrics are exported to other countries.

The lemon business has become one of the most successful business in Chennur. Lemons are provided to almost all parts of the Country and also exported to other countries.

Chennur is also surrounded by good agricultural fields and with aquaculture (prawn) production for different parts of India as well as export to other countries.

Climate

Chennur is very hot in summer. The Village is quite frequently affected by cyclones and has an almost non existent winter. The best season is October to March.

Markets and shopping areas

• Vegetable Market
• Meat and Fish market
• Bazaar
• Rice Market at Main Road

Transport

Chennur is accessible by road and rail.

Road

Chennur is located 7 k.m far from National Highway 5. This reduced the travel time to Chennai and Nellore. The roads are though not wide but easily transpostable, mainly because there is a short cout to tirupati via chennur. There are state wise political leaders residing in chennur, this also made the chennur to develop its infrastructure.

Railway

Gudur is a nearest railway junction to Chennur, located between Chennai and Vijayawada, Connects Tirupathi.

Air

Chennai airport is the nearest major domestic/International airport. There is another small domestic airport located in Renigunta.

Language

Telugu is the language of the land. Hindhi, Urdu, Tamil and English also known to 20% of the population.

Festivals

• Katalamma Ustavam is the most famous in South Andhra
• Dasara
• Vinayaka Chavithi
• Deepawali
• Bhogi
• Sankranthi
• Kanuma
• Krishnastami

Educational Institutes

High schools

• Zilla Parishad Boys High School
• Zilla Parishad Girls High School
• Ramreddy High School

Primary schools

• Primary School (Famously known as "Cheruvu katta badi")
• Mitra mandali School

Places of worship

Major Hindu Temples in the town

• Katalamma Temple which is famous in south andhra pradesh
• Chennakesava Swamy Temple
• Shivalayam
• Prasannanjaneya Swamy Temple
• Chamundeswari Temple
• Mathamma Temple
• Gangamma Temple
• Baktha Anjaneya Swami Temple (Gowda Street)
• Sri Rama Mandir, Bazar Street
• Sri Virabhadra Swami Temple
• Sai Baba Temple
• Rama Mandiram Seeta Street.
• Sri Veerabadraswamy temple

Industries

• Krishna Mining Company (KMC)
• Ravi Insulating Company (RIC)
• Continental Exports & Imports
• Mica Fab
• G BALARAMAIHA MICA SUPPLIES
• M PRAMEELA MICA COMPANY
• SUDHARSHAN RICE MILL
• M PRAMEELA RICE MILL
• Juice Factory
• More Than 15 Rice Mills

Small Enterprises

Chennur had small industries like rice and saw mills. Majorly have 10+ rice mill in this place.According to paddy growth is very high.Small Enterprises provide various jobs in this place. Each mill contain 50+ employees and providing 10+ jobs every year.

Places nearby

• Pulikat Lake
• Nellore
• Sriharikota
• Thirumala
• Kalahasti
• Chennai
• Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

Media & Entertainment

Chennur has a Public Library maintained by Chennur Punchayati samiti; serving educated jobless people in their job search.

Chennur has 2 movie theaters:

• RamaKrihsna Theatre

Chennur is served by two TV Channels

• Sivabhi Channel
• UCN Channel.

Telugu , English, Hindi, Tamil news papers are available.

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.