Pileru
Pileru is a census towns in Annamayya district of Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Pileru is located 188 kilometers North-West of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu and 196 kilometers North East of Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka. It is the mandal headquarters of Pileru mandal in Rayachoti revenue division. The name Pileru means a Small river stream "Pilla Eru".
Pileru
పీలేరు | |
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![]() Pileru Railway Road | |
Nickname(s): PLR | |
![]() ![]() Pileru Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 13.6549°N 78.9471°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Annamayya |
Mandal | Pileru |
Government | |
• MP | P. V. Midhun Reddy (YSRCP) |
• MLA | C Ramachandra Reddy |
Area | |
• Total | 5.85 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 60,253 |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 517214 |
Telephone code | +91–8584 |
Vehicle registration | AP-03(former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019) |
Geography
It is located at an average elevation of 458 m (1,502 ft) above mean sea level.
Pileru is located at 13.6549°N 78.9471°E
There are 14 villages in this mandal:
- Agraharam
- Avuvaripalle
- Bodumalluvaripalle
- Doddipalle
- Gudarevupalle
- Jandla
- Kavalipalle
- Maddelacheruvu
- Mellacheruvu
- Mudupulavemula
- Regullu
- Talupula
- Vepulabylu
- Yerraguntlapalle
Climate data for Piler | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35 (95) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.4 (86.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
28 (1.1) |
61 (2.4) |
51 (2.0) |
81 (3.2) |
73 (2.9) |
111 (4.4) |
143 (5.6) |
54 (2.1) |
32 (1.3) |
643 (25.4) |
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[1][2] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu and Urdu.
Schools In Pileru:
- GOVT High School Kotapalli,Pileru
- AP Residential school
- Sree Bhuvana Educational Institutions(Sree Bhuvana Vidyalayam)
- SVSN Siddartha EM High School
- AVR EM High School
- Kakatiya EM High School
- Ratnam High School
- Sadhana High School
- Sri Vivekananda EM High School
- Sri Sai Baba High School
- Narayana EM High School
- Sri Chaitanya EM High School
- Boys High School
- Girls High School
Junior Colleges In Pileru:
- GOVT Junior College Pileru
- Sri Medha Junior College
- Priyadarshini Junior College
- Sri Chaitanya Junior College
- Margadarsi Junior College
Degree Colleges In Pileru:
- Sanjay Gandhi Government Degree College Pileru(SGGDC)
- Sri Chaitanya Degree College(Sree Medha's)
- CNR Arts And Sciences
- Sri Bharathi Degree College
- Bhaskar ITI College
Engineering Colleges In Pileru:
- M.J.R. College of Engineering & Technology Pileru(MJRCET)
Transport
Pileru is the junction of two National highways(NH-40 and NH-71), also Pileru is the equidistant of 4 Cities.

- Chittoor To The South(59Km)
- Tirupati to the east(57Km)
- Madanapalle to the west(58Km)
- Rayachoti to the north(56Km)
Pileru is located at the center point where the Annamayya, Chittoor and Tirupati districts share their borders.
Pileru is also well connected by Railways Under Guntakal Railway Division (Southern Central Railways). Pileru serves as a bus depot headquarter of the Pileru region and the Bus services are provided by state corporations APSRTC (Andhra Pradesh), and KSRTC(Karnataka).
References
- "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- Mandals- http://des.ap.gov.in/jsp/social/Chittoor,%20DHBS%20-%202013.pdf
- Highways- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_71_(India), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Highway_40_(India),
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