Pulicherla mandal
Pulicherla mandal is one of the 66 mandals in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Geography The mandal headquarters are located at Reddivaripalle. The mandal is bounded by Chinnagottigallu, Chandragiri, Rompicherla, Pakala, Pileru, Sodam and Irala mandals. Pulichelra is located between Kalluru and Rompicherla road. Infrastructure Village has a railway station. The train route connects Dharmavaram and Tirupati. The only Bank available in the village is an Indian bank with an ATM facility and One SBI ATM also available. Pulicherla had a nutrine chocolate factory, it was closed long back. Demographics The 2011 census shows that the mandal had a population of 37,108. The total population consists of 18,742 males and 18,366 females —a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males. 3,598 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,857 are boys and 1,741 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 67.49% with 22,617 literates. Towns and villages census, the mandal has 24 villages. The settlements in the mandal are listed below: Ayyavandlapalle Bandaruvaripalle Bodireddigaripalle Devalampet E.Ramireddigari Palle Gaddamvaripalle Muppireddigaripalle Kallur Kavetigaripalle Mangalampeta Ramireddigaripalle Rayavaripalle Reddivaripalle † Vallivetivaripalle Venkatadasari Palle Yellankivaripallle Vagallavaripalli Desireddigaripalli Balireddigaripalli Kammapalli Kokkuvaripalli Palem Vankayalapativaripalli Bestapalli † –