Coordinates: 14°10′00″N 79°20′00″E / 14.1667°N 79.3333°E / 14.1667; 79.3333

Chitvel

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Chitvel
Nickname: 
Chitvelu
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CountryFile:Flag of India.svg India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictAnnamayya
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
516104
Telephone code08566
Vehicle registrationAP-04, AP-39
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Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam railway Tunnel at chitvel
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Yellama Raju Cheruvu .Chitvel

Chitvel is a small town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chitvel mandal of Rajampet in the Rayalaseema Region. Chitvel has India's longest electrified railway tunnel between Chitvel and Rapur, 6.6 km long. This line connects Obulavaripalli-Krishnapatnam port and opened by vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu on Aug 21, 2019.This is the main railway line in this area.[1]

Sights and attractions around chitvel is Gundalakona, a regionally famous Lord Shiva temple and Guttamaneru Dam

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Gundalakona waterfalls

Geography

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Rapur & Chitvel Ghat Road at Chitvel

Chitvel is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..[2] It has an average elevation of 132 meters (436 feet).

Notable people

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1.Penchal Das singer, songwriter, and poet in the telugu film industry

References

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