Cherla

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Cherla
—  city  —
Cherla
Location of Cherla
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates 18°24′N 80°29′E / 18.4°N 80.49°E / 18.4; 80.49Coordinates: 18°24′N 80°29′E / 18.4°N 80.49°E / 18.4; 80.49
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District(s) Khammam
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 78 metres (256 ft)

Cherla (Telugu: చర్ల) is a tehsil in Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on the banks of River Godavari.

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[edit] Geography

Cherla is located on the banks of River Godavari at 18°05′00″N 80°49′00″E / 18.0833°N 80.8167°E / 18.0833; 80.8167.[1] It has an average elevation of 78 metres (259 ft).

[edit] Population and literacy

Cherla has a population of 38,540 of which 42.9 % are literates(2001 census) .[2]

[edit] Irrigation profile

  • Taliperu Project : It is a medium irrigation project across the Taliperu river, a major tributary of the river Godavari, near Peddamidisileru village, Charla mandal. It has an ayakut utiliization of 2,600 acres (11 km2).[3]

[edit] Important features

[edit] Families

[edit] Villages in Cherla Mandal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Cherla
  2. ^ http://khammam.nic.in/html/Developmental%20Activites/population2001.htm
  3. ^ Irrigation profile of Khammam district.

[edit] External links

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