Chittoor

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Chittoor is a city in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Chittoor district

Chittoor, very close to the revered temple of lord Balaji or Venkateswara at Tirupati, is also close to two eminent wildlife sanctuaries and the famous Horsley hills, a famous hill resort named after W.D Horsley.

Situated in the valley of the Ponni river, Chittoor is a market for grain, sugarcane, and peanuts. Its industries include oilseed and rice milling. Jaggery from Aragonda area, a small town near Chittor is famous throughout the country. Chittor is a major place for producing hatcheries and mangoes. The city is surrounded by mango and tamarind groves, and cattle are bred in the area. A district administrative centre, Chittoor was a British military post until 1884.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By bus

From Chennai : Take Route No:144 bus from Chennai Koyembedu Bus Stand (CMBT) or Lalbagh train to Katpadi.There will be plenty of buses from Katpadi to Chittoor. Try to take GOVT bus as there will be too many stops for private buses.

From Bangalore : Take any APSRTC bus(Bangalore Majestic) going to Tirupati, Nellore,Vijayawada & Guntur.Get down in CTR. Don't take the private bus "Kalasipalya" as there are too many stops.

From Hyderabad : Take Deepna, JBT (3 buses), TTS travels by bus from Ameerpet X roads which usually runs everyday, APSRTC buses (7 buses) from MGBS and train is VENKATADRI express starts from Kachiguda at 8:05PM and reaches chittoor by morning at 9AM.

From Tirupati: APSRTC buses ply every 10 min to and fro Chittoor (72 km).

Kanipakkam-12 km from Chittoor.

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

  • Deer Park
  • Masonics Chittoor Sports Stadium
  • Church in church Street
  • Darga near Srinivasa theater
  • Sugar Factory
  • Nutrine Confectionery---Now Godrej and Hersheys Foods

[edit] Temples

  • Subramanya Swamy Temple on Hill
  • Durgamma Gudi,Greamspet
  • Ponniamma Gudi
  • Eswar Temple,Tiruvaram
  • Venkateswara Temple,Near Govt Hospital
  • Sai baba Temple
  • Muthyalamma Temple, Thenabanda
  • RamulaVari Gudi, Bazaar Veedhi
  • Venkateswara Temple, Thangal
  • Anjenaya Swamy Temple, Aragonda

[edit] Theatres

  • MSR MovieLand
  • Chanakya
  • VijayaLakshmi
  • Gurunatha
  • Srinivasa
  • Raghava
  • Ananda
  • Sri Venkateswara
  • Vivekananda

Chanakya, VijayaLakshmi, Raghava, Srinivasa, Gurunatha and MSR are nice to watch.

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit] Trekking

  • Chase pillar It is 2 km from B.V. Reddy school in konga reddy palli. It is a very beautiful place to trek. On the way you can see a lake on the hill. This Chase pillar was built by British people in 18th century. On the way to chase pillar we can see camp areas built by British people.
  • Boedi konda It is 20km from chittoor.It is on the way to penumur.It is really great hill to climb. Local people can assist you to climb.
  • Yelampalli forest It is 20 km from Chittoor near Aragonga. People go for hunting of white pigs and some wild animals in the forest.
  • puligundu It is 17 km from Chittoor, on the way to Penumur. This is a tall and huge rock, and it's a big challenge to climb this rock. This rock is 2.5 km from Penumur. Penumur is also one of the historical villages.

[edit] Walking

  • There is a walking trail inside Chittoor town.This trail is inside a redsandalwood forest. It is worth walking there. It is near Mesanicals ground.

[edit] Resorts

  • BANS Resorts, Tirupathi Bye Pass Road.

[edit][add listing] Buy

  • Bans The Hotel (3 star hotel), chittoor byepass road, ☎ 249091. Accomodation,Dining and Water Park edit

[edit] Groceries

  • More@chittoor1 super market near MSR Junction .
  • More@chittoor2 super market beside indian bank kongareddy palli.
  • Pathi general Stores Bazzar street beside statebank of hyderabad.
  • Srinivasa Stores Beside premala theater DI road.
  • Vinayaka general Stores Church street.
  • Selvam Stores 1 Church street.
  • Selvam Stores 2 Church street opposite to Ananda textiles.

[edit] Mobile stores

  • Univercell multi brand showroom for mobiles beside janta bazzar near old bustand.
  • The Mobile Store multi brand showroom for mobiles beside MSR theater.
  • Balaji Mobies and Watches multi brand showroom for mobiles and watches beside janta bazzar near old bustand.
  • Nokia Priority for Nokia mobiles high road opp to vishnu bhavan hotel.
  • Nokia Care it nokia mobiles service centers avalabile in Gandhi road.
  • Selvam mobiles multi brand showroom for mobiles church street.
  • Lifestyle mobiles multi brand showroom for mobiles High road.
  • Lakshmi mobiles multi brand showroom for mobiles church street.

[edit] Textiles

  • CMR for wedding saries , gold ornaments(916 KDM), mens suitngs and readymades in high road besides Vishnubhavan hotel.
  • Chandana Brothers for wedding saries, mens suitings and readymades in Church Street besides Pragathi book stall.
  • Nandyalams Saree sadan and suitings for wedding saries and for mens suitngs and readymades in OTK road.
  • Nandyalams Mensware for mens suitings and readymades in church street opp pragathi book stall.
  • Nandyalams Menstouch for mens suitings and readymades in Subedhar street.
  • Ananda textiles for wedding saries and for mens suitngs and readymades in church street.
  • Apurva 1 for wedding saries , mens suitings and readymades in OTK road.
  • Apurva 2 for wedding saries , mens suitings and readymades in Church street.
  • Apurva 3 for wedding saries , mens suitings and readymades in Near old bustand.
  • Thaila Textiles for wedding saries , mens suitings and readymades in Church street.
  • Srivalli Textiles for wedding saries , mens suitings and readymades in Church street.
  • Just Born exclusively for kids dresses and accessories beside indusind bank durga lodge complex.
  • Sree collections for gents for mens suitings and readymades in chruch street.
  • Sree collections for ladies for ladies readymades in chruch street.
  • Thaila Textiles for wedding saries , mens suitings and readymades in church street.
  • Priya Textiles for mens suitings and readymades in church street.
  • Bhavani Textiles for wedding saries and readymades for ladies in Bazzar street.
  • Varaja sarees for wedding saries and readymades for ladies in church street beside ruchi swagruha sweets.

[edit] Automobiles

[edit] Two Wheelers(Sccoters & Bikes)

  • Hero Honda house of heros sales,service,spares near RVC theater palamaner road .
  • Bajaj Bhagyalakshmi Bajaj for bajaj bikes,sooters sales,service,spares opposite to Devi theater Kattamanchi.
  • Yamaha R.K enterprises For yamaha bikes sales,service,spares opposite Sai baba temple Kattamanchi.
  • TVS Sree Lakshmi TVS For TVS bikes and scoters sales,service,spares Kattamanchi.
  • Honda Siva Honda For Honda bikes and scoters sales,service,spares Kattamanchi.
  • Royal EnfieldEnfiled bikes sales,service,spares Kattamanchi.
  • KineticFor Kinetic bikes and scoters sales,service,spares Kattamanchi.
  • Hero Motors DNR Hero For Electric scoters sales,service,spares vellore road greamspet.

[edit] Three Wheelers(Autos)

  • Bajaj Bhagyalakshmi Bajaj for bajaj auto sales,service,spares opposite to Devi theater Kattamanchi.
  • Ape for Ape auto sales,service,spares near venkusa kalyana mandapam Kattamanchi.
  • Teja for Teja auto sales,service,spares opposite to LGB kalyana mandapam Kattamanchi.

[edit] Four Wheelers(Cars,Tractors and Utility vehicles)

  • Maruthi Bhargavai Motors for maruthi cars sales,service,spares Kattamanchi.
  • Tata M.G Brothers for Tata cars and SUVs sales,service,spares Bangalore-chennai Byepass road.
  • Tata Varalakshmi motors for Tata utility vehcles sales,service,spares Puttur road estate.
  • Force Motors Sakthi motors for Force utility vehcles sales,service,spares Tirupathi road Kattamanchi.
  • Massey Fergousan M.G Brothers for tractor sales,service,spares vellore road Greamspet.
  • Mahindhra B.K.N enterprises for tractor sales,service,spares Tirupathi road Kattmanchi.
  • JCB Gold Field enterprises for tractor sales,service,spares Puttur road Estate.

[edit] Six Wheelers(Bus&Lorry)

  • Tata M.G Brothers for Tata bus and lorry sales,service,spares Bangalore-chennai Byepass road.
  • Ashok leyland Babu Automotives for Leyland bus and lorry sales,service,spares naidu buildings.
  • Eicher Hi-Tech motors for Echier bus and lorry sales,service,spares Bangalore-chennai Byepass road.

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Hotel Alankar
  • Hotel Menaka
  • Hotel Ajanta
  • Hotel Sindhu Towers, Opposite the Railway Station Entrance.
  • Hotel Vishnu Bhavan, Near Chandana Ramesh Shopping Mall.
  • Sri Valli Bhavan, Pure Vegeterian Hotel.
  • Nandini Restaurent, Bangalore Bye Pass. Good.
  • Pratap Restaurent, Opp to old BusStand which is very good for non-veg ( The

best hotel in CTR) which is maintained for past 2 decades. (Good quality with less price)

  • Lakshmi Saraswathi Depot in bazar street is good for milk products.
  • Five Star Hyderbadi biryani center in high road beside J.B.T office near old bustand.
  • NPS near MSR junction It is also famous for biryani.
  • Bans The Hotel (3 star hotel), Chittoor byepass road, ☎ 249091, [1].  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • N.P.S bar and restaurant kongareddypalli opposite the chittor tennis club,
  • N.P.S bar and restaurant naidu buildings,
  • Nandi bar and restaurant beside MSR Movieland theater,
  • Nirmala bar and restaurant Palamaner Road,
  • Mayuri bar and restaurant Bye pass road,Reddigunta,
  • Blue Heaven restaurants Church street
  • Bans The Hotel (3 star hotel), chittoor byepass road, ☎ 249091, [2]. 7 kms to Kanipakam, 40 kms to Golden Temple, 70 kms to Tirupati, 90 kms to Kanchi , 155 kms to Chennai, 175 kms to Bangalore edit
  • Bans The Hotel (3 star hotel), chittoor byepass road, ☎ 249091, [3]. Accomodation, Dining and Water Park edit
  • Bans The Hotel (3 star), Chittoor byepass road, ☎ 249091, [4]. Accomodation, Dining and Water Park edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

  • Pratap Lodge previously known as RajBhavan Lodge,Sundarayya Veedhi.
  • Alankar Hotel and Lodge
  • Sindhu Towers, Opp Railway Station Entrance.
  • LGB Towers, Near RTC Bus Stand.
  • Hotel Prithvi, Near RTC Bus Stand.
  • Chandra Residency, Sundarayya Veedhi.
  • The Bans village, A three star hotel in chittoor with waterpark bowling alley and more in kanipakam road www.bansc.in.(Comments!!! -- Spreading western culture in to the Indian territoty which is absolutely stupid)

[edit] Get out

  • Kanipakam
  • Ardhagiri
  • Thalakona
  • Thangal
  • Vepanjeri
  • Vinayaka Puram

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