Sullurupeta is a town in

Tirupati district Tirupati district () is one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Andhra Pradesh state. The district headquarters is located at Tirupati city. Tirupati ...

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. It is a

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and the headquarters of

Sullurpeta mandal Sullurpeta mandal is one of the mandals in Tirupati district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullurupeta revenue division. The mandal is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal, bounded by Vakadu, Chittamur, ...

and

Sullurupeta revenue division Sullurupeta revenue division is an administrative division in the Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the four revenue divisions in the district and comprises nine mandals. The division was part of Nellore di ...

. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) at Sriharikota.

Geography

Sullurupeta is located about 77 km east of Tirupati, 90 km south of Nellore and about 83 km north of

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, Tamilnadu. It is 16 km west of the world famous ISRO island Sriharikota from where the Indian rockets are launched. The Pulicat lake separates Sullurpeta and Sriharikota. It has an average elevation of 11 meters (36 feet).

Nearby educational institutions

* Gokula Krishna College of Engineering, Sullurpeta *

Priyadarshini College of Engineering Priyadarshini College of Engineering ( mar, प्रियदर्शनी अभियांत्रिकी महाविद्यालय) is an engineering college in Nagpur (1 of 15) that offers degree programmes in 8 engineering ...

, Sullurpeta

Attractions

* Chengalamma Parameshwari Temple, the Hindu Goddess deity has 400 years of history here and is located 1.5 km south of the Sullurpeta bus stand and north of the Kalangi river *

Pulicat Lake Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring . Major part of the lagoon comes under Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract nort ...

which lies to the east is a famous Bird Sanctuary attracting migratory Birds most notably Flamingos, Pelicans and Storks.The area forming the sanctuary is under the administration of Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Andhra Pradesh Forest Department. * Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is located at 21.6 km far and is about 25min journey. It is famous for Greater Flamingos, Pelicans, Sea Gulls, Egrets, Herons, a wide variety of ducks and Kites. *

Ubbalamadugu Falls Ubbalamudugu Falls (also called Tada Falls) is a waterfall located near Oneness Temple and Sricity in the Tirupati district of India. It is a crystal clear waterfall falling from a height of 100-odd meters making it a glorious sight. Coming ...

is located at 33.8 km far and is about 1hour journey

Cinema

V Epiq in Sullurpeta is the Asia's largest and world third largest cinema screen. it is 106 feet width and has 670 seating capacity. the complex will have two more screens with 170 seats each. One of them will have Dolby Atmos advanced 3D surround sound with woofers fixed to every seat for a more mind-blowing experience. Apart from this, there will be an all-terrain vehicle track for the entertainment of the visitors. cost is Rs 80 crores and in seven and a half acres.

Demographics

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, Sullurupeta municipality had a population of 45,782. The total population constitute, 22,062 males and 23,720 females —a sex ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males. 2,612 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,330 are boys and 1,282 are girls —a ratio of 964 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.64% with 20,819 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

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