Nangamangalam Village

Nangamangalam నంగమంగళం
—  village  —
Nangamangalam Location of Nangamangalam in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	13°02′40″N 79°10′39″E / 13.0445°N 79.1775°E / 13.0445; 79.1775Coordinates: 13°02′40″N 79°10′39″E / 13.0445°N 79.1775°E / 13.0445; 79.1775
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Chittoor
Sarpanch	Jayakodi
Official languages	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 300 metres (980 ft)
Distance(s) • From • 22 kilometres (14 mi)
Codes • Pincode • 517132 • Telephone • +08572

Nangamangalam village (నంగమంగళం) is situated in Gudipala mandal of Chittoor district, India. It is a predominantly Hindu village, with the majority of residents belonging to Reddy caste and a sprinkling of Yadavs, Pallis, Weavers, Goldsmiths and Ironsmiths. The Christian part of Nangamangalam is located half a kilometer from the main village. Telugu is the language of communication in the Hindu part whereas Tamil is spoken widely in the Christian part of the village.

Nangamangalam village has around 250 families and it boasts of having produced more than one hundred school teachers, several university professors, a hundred engineers (more than half of them now in software industry), besides scores of government employees and many others in different professions. A rare achievement for villagers known for marginal landholdings was made possible by their early investment in education.^{[citation needed]}

Most of the villagers have now settled in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chittoor, Vellore and many far-off towns and cities besides a few who have settled abroad. The village is believed to have originated around 500-600 years ago when some Reddys from Guntur and Nellore districts came and settled there, an area(Bommasamudram) under the rule of Chinna Bommi Nayaka and Thimma Reddy Nayaka, who ruled Vellore Fort. The village has a Ramalayam, a Dharmaraja Temple, a Renukamba Temple on the nearby hillock and Moongapatlamma Temple on the village outskirts.

The current village is the new village. The old village was further north where the power transformer is located now, and supposed to be adjacent to the road that joins Chandragiri and Vellore forts. The army and trade caravans used to travel through this route. Even today one can notice the ruins of an old well (padu bavi) towards Moongapatlamma temple. That well has shallow slanting on one side while the other three sides are steep. This arrangement was for the benefit of traveling cavalry, allowing the horses to drink water easily.

The village is connected to nearby urban centers by both rail and bus. The railway line is the southern border of the village and is named as Bommasamudram rail station. The broad gauge rail line connects Katpadi and Tirupati. The national highway (NH 4) connecting Chennai to Bangalore runs close to the village.

Agriculture was once the main occupation of the majority of villagers. Now, most of the people are engaged in some kind of business or employment. Most of the villagers, especially youth, have moved on for a better life in towns and cities.

There is a 500 year old temple name called sri renukamba temple (alise) nangamalamma.