Chilakaluripet (Telugu: ) is a Grade 1 town and a municipality 15 miles south-west of Guntur City in Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The National Highway-5 has a stretch of nearly 4km in the town. It is a good commercial and educational centre. Chilakaluripet was known as "chilakala thota, Rajagari Kota and Purushothama patnam" in the 18th and 19th centuries. A village on the outskirts of Chilakaluripet has a great history. The British used to call this town as Chick pet. Due to the number of orchards in and around the town, parrots used to flock here and live on the trees. Hence, this place was called Chilakaluru during the time of Chilakaluripet zameendars(Land Lords). It is widely believed that Chilakaluripet got its name from a grass called "Chilka". One can notice this grass even today in the surroundings of Chilakaluripet. Large fields of this grass were also called as "Chilakala thotalu" Before independence, the Chilakaluripet zameendars...
