Chintapalle, Guntur district


Chintapalli is a village in the Atchampet mandal of the Guntur district, India on the south bank of the Krishna River.

Chintapalli
Village
Chintapalli
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16.6898°N 80.1403°E / 16.6898; 80.1403
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
Government
  TypeGram Panchayat
Population
  Total4,547
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522409

It is the site of the former headquarters of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu's zamindari estate in the late 18th century. Nayudu abandoned Chintapalli in protest of alleged mistreatment by his overlords, the British East India Company, and constructed a new capital at Amaravathi.

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