Local businesses in Chirala
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Government offices: 4
- CHIRALA MUNICIPALITY; Kothapeta Telelphone Exchange; DRDA Velugu Office CHIRALA; Income Tax Office
- Colleges and universities: 4
- VRS & YRN College of Engineering; Sri Gowthami Junior College; VRS & YRN College
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 2
- HDFC Life; Life Insurance Corporation
- Hospitals: 40
- Hyma Hospital - Prakasam; Prema Heart&Diabetic Hospital; Sankar Nursing Home; Sri Saraswathi Nursing Home; Amma Eye Hospital; Area Hospital, Chirala; Bapuji Hospital; Children's Nursing Home; Dr.K.Venkateswarlu Hospital; Gorantla Super Speciality Hospital
- Banks: 2
- State Bank of India TOWN BRANCH CHIRALA; Bank of India
- Hotels and lodges: 3
- Aruna Residency Lodge; Bala Residency; TAJ Lodge
Chirala facts
- District
- Bapatla district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 1,72,826
- Area
- about 20.12 sq km, about 3 m above sea level
- People
- 1031 females per 1,000 males; 78.8% literacy
- PIN codes
- 523155 (Chirala), 523157 (Chirala Bazar)
- Local economy
- Handloom weaving is one of Chirala's main industries. Villages around it grow paddy and maize, and the coastal villages earn from fishing. Chirala has a long coastline, and hospitality businesses have grown around Vodarevu and Ramapuram beaches.
- Getting there
- National Highway 216 passes through the town.
- Geography
- Chirala has a tropical climate with an average annual temperature of about 28.5 °C, and receives both the south-west and north-east monsoons.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.