{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Chitvel | native_name = | native_name_lang = te | other_name = | nickname = Chitvelu | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14 | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|14.1667|N|79.3333|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Tirupati | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | parts_type = Talukas | parts = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 132 | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Telugu, Urdu | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 516104 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 08566 | registration_plate = AP-04, AP-39 | website = | footnotes = | official_name = }} thumb|Obulavaripalle–Krishnapatnam railway Tunnel at chitvel thumb|Yellama Raju Cheruvu .Chitvel '''Chitvel''' is a village in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chitvel mandal of Tirupati in the Rayalaseema Region. '''Chitvel''' has India's longest electrified railway tunnel between '''Chitvel''' and Rapur, 6.6 km long. This line connects Obulavaripalli-Krishnapatnam port and opened by vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu on Aug 21, 2019.This is the main railway line in this area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revenue Divisions and Mandals|url=http://kadapa.nic.in/govtlands.htm|website=Official website of YSR Kadapa District|publisher=National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706135607/http://kadapa.nic.in/govtlands.htm|archive-date=6 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sights and attractions around chitvel is Gundalakona, a regionally famous Lord Shiva temple and Guttamaneru Dam thumb|Gundalakona waterfalls
==Geography== thumb|Rapur & Chitvel Ghat Road at Chitvel Chitvel is located at {{coord|14.1667|N|79.3333|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Chitvel.html Falling Rain Genomics.Chitvel]</ref> It has an average elevation of 132 meters (436 feet).
== Notable people== 1.Penchal Das singer, songwriter, and poet in the telugu film industry
== References == {{reflist}} {{Tirupati district}}
Category:Villages in Tirupati district Category:Mandal headquarters in Tirupati district