Chittoor

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.

Visitor can go to Chittoor from different places and modes.

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 KSRTC (Karnataka State Transport) bus from Bangalore Bus Stand (Majestic) going to Tirupati, Nellore,Vijayawada & Guntur.Get down in CTR. Take any APSRTC (Andhra Pradesh Transport) 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 Kesineni(Volvo),Deepna, JBT, 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).

From Vijayawada,Vizag and Machlipatnam :Take any APSRTC or Private bus going to Bangalore.Get down in CTR.Two APSRTC buses one in morning and one in evening starts from vijayawada to chittoor and by train u can catch Sheshadri,Hatia,Sabari,KK express to reach chittoor.

Kanipakkam : 12 km from Chittoor.For the devotes convenience their are direct buses to Hyderabad,Vijayawada,Bangalore,Chennai,Nellore & Ananathapur.

Place to visit / Sightseeing place in Chittoor

*** Forest Reserve
*** Deer Park
*** Masonics Chittoor Sports Stadium
*** Church in church Street
*** Darga near Srinivasa theater
*** Sugar Factory
*** Nutrine Confectionery---Now Godrej and Hersheys Foods
*** Shirdi Sai Baba Temple which is at kattamanchi
*** Varasiddi Vinayaka Swamy Temple, Kanipakam 9 KM from Chittoor is a very powerful temple in andhra pradesh.
*** Subramanya Swamy Temple on Hill
*** Durgamma Gudi,Greamspet
*** Ponniamma Gudi
*** Eswar Temple,Tiruvaram
*** Venkateswara Temple,Near Govt Hospital
*** Sai baba Temple ,Kattamanchi
*** Muthyalamma Temple, Thenabanda
*** RamulaVari Gudi, Bazaar Veedhi
*** Venkateswara Temple, Thangal
*** Ardhagiri Anjenaya Swamy Temple, Aragonda 20 KM from Chittoor
*** Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple, Vepanjeri 12 KM from Chittoor

Trekking is the most popular adventure program in Chittoor. Here are some popular trekking program.

 -- 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.b.v.reddy is one of the really best schools in town.

-- Bodi konda Its near Ramnagar colony and the best land mark to locate is Kings School.It is really great hill to climb. Local people can assist you to climb.

-- Yelampalli forest It is 20 km from Chittoor near Aragonda. 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.

-- Turtle Neck Hill It is in Durganagar Colony, Greamspet. The rocks at the top of the hill formed like Turtle Neck.

 Hotels in Chittoor / place to stay in Chittoor.

Bans The Hotel(3star). Contact No. 09704771333. website: www.bansc.in Pratap Lodge previously known as RajBhavan Lodge,Sundarayya Veedhi. Sri VINAYAKA Lodge  Sundarraiah Street. Alankar Hotel and Lodge Vellore Road Sindhu Towers, opp railway station entrance. Lakshmi, Beside Sindhu towers opp to railway station entrance. LGB Towers, Kattamanchi. Hotel Prithvi, Near RTC Bus Stand. Chandra Residency, Sundarayya Veedhi. Bans The Hotel, Chittoor byepass road, 249091. Accommodation, Dining and Water Park

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