title: Chagalamarri
text: # Chagalamarri
  
  Chagalamarri is a mandal and small town in the Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It sits under the Allagadda constituency for state assembly elections and under the Nandyal constituency for parliament elections. The town is almost the halfway point between Hyderabad and Bangalore and is located at the border of the Kurnool and Kadapa districts. Farming largely centers on paddy and flowers; its main water irrigation sources are the Vakkileru River and Kadapa-Kurnool canal.
  
  Points of interest include the Jama, Noorani, and Khilla mosques; Ayyappa and Ammavarishala Ramalayam temples; and the Mary Mata church.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Maddela Abel (1923-2012), political scientist
  