Palamaneru

Palamaneru (Telugu: పలమనేరు) is a city in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India, located in center of the south India, one hour away from the District headquarter city of Chittoor. It is two and a half hours from the famous temple city Tirupathi. It is fast growing and nearby villages are predominantly agricultural. In May 2005, it was accorded the status of municipality. A famous leprosy hospital is situated there. It is two hours from the famous Vellore CMC Hospital. It is well connected by roads and is on the Bangalore-Chennai Highway, with Bangalore at a distance of 133 km and Chennai 194. The border of both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are very near to this place.