Madanapalle Granite: Inside South India's Granite Belt

Madanapalle granite refers to the stone traded and processed around Madanapalle, a town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh that sits within one of South India’s busiest granite belts. Stone Harbor Exports supplies granite from across this region and the wider country as blocks, slabs and cut-to-size tiles.

Where Madanapalle sits

Madanapalle lies in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, close to Chittoor, Kuppam, Krishnagiri, Hosur and Bengaluru. It works as a trading and processing hub for South Indian granite rather than a single quarry, so “Madanapalle granite” is best understood as the range of stone sourced and finished across this belt – predominantly blacks and greens.

The granite of the Andhra belt

The wider Andhra Pradesh belt is world-famous for Black Galaxy granite – a deep black gabbro flecked with golden bronzite – which is actually quarried elsewhere in the state, near Chimakurthi in the Ongole area, and has been exported worldwide since the 1980s. The region around Madanapalle and neighbouring Kuppam is also known for green granites and a variety of solid blacks. If you have seen “Madanapalle granite” offered as a black stone, it usually belongs to this South Indian black-granite family.

South Indian black granite we export

A look at representative blacks from our range. Browse the full Black Granite collection for more.

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Black Galaxy Granite

Black Galaxy Granite is one of the most instantly recognisable and internationally celebrated natural stones in the world — a deep, luxurious black whose surface is densely populated with bright golden and silver mineral spangles that create the unmistakable impression of a clear night sky full of stars.

absolute black granite

Absolute Black Granite

Absolute Black Granite is the benchmark against which every other black stone is measured.

Sourcing South Indian granite from India

As a granite exporter in India, we supply stone from the South Indian belt and across the country, in a one-container minimum with mixed containers accepted. We load from Mundra and Nhava Sheva and inspect every consignment before packing. Request a quote.

Frequently asked questions

No. Black Galaxy granite is quarried near Chimakurthi in the Ongole area of Andhra Pradesh, not Madanapalle. Madanapalle is a granite trading and processing hub in the same state.

The Madanapalle belt in Chittoor district is known mainly for South Indian black granites and green granites such as Kuppam Green, traded and finished across the area.

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