Kuppam

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Kuppam
కుప్పం
Census Town
Kuppam is located in Andhra Pradesh
Kuppam
Kuppam
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Mandal Kuppam
Area[1]
 • Total 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Elevation 667 m (2,188 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 21,963
 • Density 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 517425
Telephone code +91–8570
Vehicle registration AP–03

Kuppam is a census town in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Kuppam mandal in Madanapalle revenue division.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, Kuppam had a population of 21,963. The total population constitute, 11,091 males and 10,872 females —a sex ratio of 980 females per 1000 males. 2,551 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,340 are boys and 1,211 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 83.62% with 16,232 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1][3] The languages spoken in Kuppam are the official language Telugu, Kannada and Tamil.[4][5][6]

Industry

Kuppam is known for its granite quarries and a granite variety, Kuppam Green, is named after the town[citation needed]

Kuppam has the presence of Sapa Extrusion India Pvt Ltd. Sapa is the World leader in aluminium extrusions headquartered in Oslo, Norway.[7]

Transport

Kuppam is well connected by road and rail. Kuppam is serviced by state corporation APSRTC and bus services run by neighboring state corporations viz. Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation and Karnataka State Transportation. Chennai to Bangalore railway line passes through Kuppam. Kuppam is well connected by train services from Chennai and Bangalore.

Politics

Kuppam constituency mandals

Kuppam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,61,872 registered voters in Kuppam constituency as of 1999. The following are the elected members from Kuppam over the years.[8]

  • 1970 - D.Vekatesham
  • 1978 - B.R.Doraswamy Naidu
  • 1983 and 1985 - N. Rangaswamy Naidu
  • 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 - N. Chandrababu Naidu (Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)

See also

References

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  8. http://www.eci.gov.in/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S01/partycomp142.htm

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