PIN 523155 · Bapatla District
Civic Directory
Quick-reference civic facts for residents and visitors. Office-holders and contact details can change; always confirm time-sensitive information with the municipality or the district portal before relying on it.
Quick facts
- PIN code
- 523155
- District
- Bapatla (since April 2022; formerly Prakasam)
- Mandal
- Chirala mandal, Chirala revenue division
- Assembly constituency
- Chirala (est. 1951), part of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency
- Municipality grade
- First-grade municipality, 33 wards
- Local nickname
- "Chinna Bombay" (Mini Mumbai), for its historic textile trade
Civic contacts
- Municipal office
- Railway Station Road, Opp. Fire Station, Chirala – 523155
- Phone
- 08594-232374
- mc.chirala@cdma.gov.in
- Municipal services portal (CDMA)
- cdma.ap.gov.in
- District portal
- bapatla.ap.gov.in
Emergency numbers
- Police / Fire / Ambulance
- 100 / 101 / 108
- Municipal office
- 08594-232374
Education
VRS & YRN College
A longstanding degree college in Chirala.
Bandla Bapaiah Hindu College
Degree college serving the town and surrounding mandal.
Pratap College of Education & Polytechnic
Teacher-training and polytechnic diploma programs.
St. Ann's College of Pharmacy & Engineering College
Pharmacy and engineering degree programs.
Chirala Engineering College
Located on Ramapuram Beach Road.
We've deliberately left out the name of the current Municipal Commissioner and a few other frequently-rotating appointments — these change through routine transfers, and stale names cause more confusion than they prevent. Please check bapatla.ap.gov.in or cdma.ap.gov.in for current office-holders.