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Chintalapudi
Chintalapudi
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	West Godavari
Subdistrict	Chintalapudi
Population	67,100 (2001[update])
Area • Elevation (AMSL)	• 374 m (1,227 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 534460 • Telephone • +08823

Coordinates: 17°04′00″N 80°59′00″E / 17.0667, 80.9833

Chintalapudi is a rural town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Chintalapudi is Taluk Headquarters for Chintalapudi Taluk. In fact, Chintalapudi Taluk is one of the biggest taluks in Andhra Pradesh. Due to its geographic location and several other towns in the vicinity, its growth has been slow vis-a-vis others areas of Andhra Pradesh. It's a good trading center for near-by hamlets and smaller villages. Chintalapudi is one of the oldest settlements based on scriptures and excavations. Chintalapudi has a population of 67,100 according to 2001 Census.

It's a residential and business place for medium, small and marginal Farm owners and farm hands. Agriculture is the mainstay. Most of the area is semi-arid and depends on rain water. Recently there is some progress based on lift-water irrigation.

Famous Personalities from Chintalapudi are:

• Katakam Gurviah Rao - An agriculturist who pioneered Best Practices in Agriculture. His forte' was Mango Cultivation and commercial crops. He believed in Organic Cultivation with minimal damage to the Agricultural lands. He was the Karanam/Patwari of near by Villages. He increased the land under Cultivation and generated a lot of Revenue for the State. He was undisputed Mango King of his times at the National Level. He received highest awards for Agriculture.^{citation needed}

• Katakam Purushotam Rao - He was a famous Educationalist who migrated to other lands.

• Katakam Prakash Rao - A Pioneer in Telecom revolution along with Rajiv Gandhi and Sam Pitroda.

• Kotagiri Vidyadhara Rao - He is also a product of Chintalapudi who is a long standing Politician.

Geography

Co-Ordinates of Chintalpudi are 17° 4' 0" North, 80° 59' 0" East. Chintalapudi is 50 km from Eluru, 38 km from Sathupalli and 40 km from Jangareddyudem. Pothunuru is 7 km from Chintalapudi. Makkina Vari Gudem, known for its tobacco cultivation, is 18 km from Chintalapudi. Nagireddy gudem is 10km from Chintalapudi and has a water dam.

Panchayats

The following is the list of village panchayats in Chintalapudi mandal:

• Seetanagaram
• Pothunuru
• Raghavapuram
• Mallayagudem.

Chintalapudi Taluk is divided into Mandals:

• Kamavarapukota
• Jangareddygudem