Chakunta
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Chakunta | |
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Chakunta Village | |
  Chakunta Location in Telangana, India  Chakunta Chakunta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°32′16.9722″N 79°10′14.8254″E / 18.538047833°N 79.170784833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Karimnagar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Chakunta is a village in Telangana state of India. It is located in Choppadandi mandal of Karimnagar District.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Chakunta's population is 2466, including 1301 males and 1279 females.[2] The village is locally famous for its Venkateswara Swamy temple. the annual fair associated with the temple attracts tens of thousands during the time of Brahmotsavam . The village has 633 houses, and its total area is 483 hectares. Telugu is the local language.
Administration
[edit]Chakunta is a gram panchayat. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of the Village), who is elected representative of village.
Transport
[edit]Chakunta is located 17 km from the district headquarters Karimnagar and 5 km from Choppadandi. Karimnagar is the nearest town, and is connected to Chakunta by road. Chakunta's PIN code is 505415 and it comes under the Choppadandi postal head office.
Pilgrimage
[edit]Venkateswar Swamy temple of Chakunta is very famous and it is located north-west part of the village. Every year the temple celebrates jathara a famous festival and more than 10000 devotees visit.
References
[edit]- ^ Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About Chakunta Grama Panchayat Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine