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	Sri Satya Sai district, with headquarters at [[Puttaparthi]], was created as per the Gazette notification No.154 dt 01.02.2022, with parts of [[Anantapur district\|Ananthapuramu district]]. <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://srisathyasai.ap.gov.in/history/ \| title= Sri Satya Sai District\| work= About District > History\|publisher= \| access-date = 3 November 2023}}</ref>It is named after [[Sathya Sai Baba]], an Indian [[~~Guru\|~~guru]] born in Puttaparthy. <ref name="Singleton, Mark\| Goldberg, Ellen">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSpnAQAAQBAJ&q=sai+baba+god+incarnate+academic+studies&pg=PT208\|title=Gurus of Modern Yoga\|isbn=978-0199374953\|last1=Singleton\|first1=Mark\|last2=Goldberg\|first2=Ellen\|year=2013}}</ref><ref name="BabbLawrence">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B8bMjUt6AqIC\|title=Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition\|last=Babb\|first=Lawrence A.\|publisher=[[University of California Press]]\|year=1991\|isbn=978-0520076365\|page=164}}</ref>		Sri Satya Sai district, with headquarters at [[Puttaparthi]], was created as per the Gazette notification No.154 dt 01.02.2022, with parts of [[Anantapur district\|Ananthapuramu district]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://srisathyasai.ap.gov.in/history/ \| title= Sri Satya Sai District\| work= About District > History\|publisher= \| access-date = 3 November 2023}}</ref> It is named after [[Sathya Sai Baba]], an Indian [[guru]] born in Puttaparthy.<ref name="Singleton, Mark\| Goldberg, Ellen">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSpnAQAAQBAJ&q=sai+baba+god+incarnate+academic+studies&pg=PT208\|title=Gurus of Modern Yoga\|isbn=978-0199374953\|last1=Singleton\|first1=Mark\|last2=Goldberg\|first2=Ellen\|year=2013}}</ref><ref name="BabbLawrence">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B8bMjUt6AqIC\|title=Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition\|last=Babb\|first=Lawrence A.\|publisher=[[University of California Press]]\|year=1991\|isbn=978-0520076365\|page=164}}</ref>

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	'''Dharmavaram''' is a [[city]] in [[Sri Sathya Sai district~~\|Sri Sathya Sai District~~]] of the [[~~Indian state~~]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of ~~Dharmavaram~~ [[mandal]] and [[Dharmavaram revenue division]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Anantapur District Mandals\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf\|publisher=Census of India\|access-date=6 June 2017\|pages=401\|format=PDF}}</ref> The city is known for its handloom [[silk]] [[saree]]s.		'''Dharmavaram''' is a [[city]] in [[Sri Sathya Sai district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of [[Dharmavaram mandal]] and [[Dharmavaram revenue division]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Anantapur District Mandals\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf\|publisher=Census of India\|access-date=6 June 2017\|pages=401\|format=PDF}}</ref> The city is known for its handloom silk [[saree]]s. The city is renowned for [[cotton]], silk weaving industries and leather puppets.<ref name=info>{{cite web\|title=Dharmavaram Municipality\|url=http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html\|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department\|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=28 September 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929013459/http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html\|archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> The city is called as Silk city of Andhra Pradesh.
	The city is renowned for [[cotton]], [[silk weaving]] industries and ~~[[Puppets\|~~leather puppets]].<ref name=info>{{cite web\|title=Dharmavaram Municipality\|url=http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html\|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department\|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=28 September 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929013459/http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html\|archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> The city is called as Silk city of Andhra Pradesh.

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	Dharmavaram tank was constructed by Kriyasakthi Odeyar. The name of the city was derived from the name of his mother, ''Dharmamba''.<ref name=info />		Dharmavaram tank was constructed by Kriyasakthi Odeyar. The name of the city was derived from the name of his mother, ''Dharmamba''.<ref name=info />

			==History==
			[[File:Sathya Sai Baba 2013 stamp of India.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|left]]
			Sri Satya Sai district, with headquarters at [[Puttaparthi]], was created as per the Gazette notification No.154 dt 01.02.2022, with parts of [[Anantapur district\|Ananthapuramu district]]. <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://srisathyasai.ap.gov.in/history/ \| title= Sri Satya Sai District\| work= About District > History\|publisher= \| access-date = 3 November 2023}}</ref>It is named after [[Sathya Sai Baba]], an Indian [[Guru\|guru]] born in Puttaparthy. <ref name="Singleton, Mark\| Goldberg, Ellen">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GSpnAQAAQBAJ&q=sai+baba+god+incarnate+academic+studies&pg=PT208\|title=Gurus of Modern Yoga\|isbn=978-0199374953\|last1=Singleton\|first1=Mark\|last2=Goldberg\|first2=Ellen\|year=2013}}</ref><ref name="BabbLawrence">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B8bMjUt6AqIC\|title=Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition\|last=Babb\|first=Lawrence A.\|publisher=[[University of California Press]]\|year=1991\|isbn=978-0520076365\|page=164}}</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

	{{As of\|2011}} [[2011 Census of India\|census]], the town had a [[population]] of {{formatnum:121874}}. The total population constitute, {{formatnum:62250}} males, {{formatnum:59624}} females –a sex ratio of 958 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sex Ratio\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> {{formatnum:12730}} children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which {{formatnum:6834}} are boys and {{formatnum:5896}} are girls—a sex ratio of 863 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 71.07% with {{formatnum:77564}} literates, 44,055 male and 33,509 female, slightly lower than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name="census" /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf\|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India\|access-date=29 August 2014 \|format=PDF}}</ref>		{{As of\|2011}} [[2011 Census of India\|census]], the town had a [[population]] of {{formatnum:121874}}. The total population constitute, {{formatnum:62250}} males, {{formatnum:59624}} females –a sex ratio of 958 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sex Ratio\|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html \|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> {{formatnum:12730}} children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which {{formatnum:6834}} are boys and {{formatnum:5896}} are girls—a sex ratio of 863 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 71.07% with {{formatnum:77564}} literates, 44,055 male and 33,509 female, slightly lower than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name="census" /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf\|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India\|access-date=29 August 2014 \|format=PDF}}</ref>

	== Governance ==		== Governance ==

	=== Civic administration ===		=== Civic administration ===
	Dharmavaram Municipality was formed on 1 April 1964 as a ''Grade–III'' municipality. It is upgraded to ''Selection Grade''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs\|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf\|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning\|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=29 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf\|archive-date=28 January 2016\|format=PDF}}</ref> and has a jurisdictional area of {{convert\|42.50\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}} with 40 election wards.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://dharmavarammunicipality.org/Conusilers.aspx\|title=Dharmavaram Municipal Corporation\|website=dharmavarammunicipality.org\|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> Each ward is represented by a ward member and the ward committee is headed by a chairperson.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992\|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm\|website=India Code\|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department\|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref> The present chairperson of the municipality is Beere Gopala Krishna and the commissioner is V. Mallikarjun.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities\|url=http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf\|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation\|publisher=Government of India\|access-date=28 March 2016\|format=PDF}}</ref>		Dharmavaram Municipality was formed on 1 April 1964 as a ''Grade–III'' municipality. It is upgraded to ''Selection Grade''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs\|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf\|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning\|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=29 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf\|archive-date=28 January 2016\|format=PDF}}</ref> and has a jurisdictional area of {{convert\|42.50\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}} with 40 election wards.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://dharmavarammunicipality.org/Conusilers.aspx\|title=Dharmavaram Municipal Corporation\|website=dharmavarammunicipality.org\|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> Each ward is represented by a ward member and the ward committee is headed by a chairperson.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992\|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm\|website=India Code\|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department\|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref> The present chairperson of the municipality is Beere Gopala Krishna and the commissioner is V. Mallikarjun.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities\|url=http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf\|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation\|publisher=Government of India\|access-date=28 March 2016\|format=PDF}}</ref>
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	==Transport==		==Transport==
	~~[[File:Dharmavaram Junction.jpg\|thumb\|Dharmavaram Junction]]~~
	The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Dharmavaram bus station.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bus Stations in Districts \|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx \|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation \|access-date=9 March 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx \|archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Dharmavaram Junction railway station]] is a major railway station located on the [[Guntakal–Bangalore section]] and the [[Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line]]. There are two trains starting from this station to [[Vijayawada]] and [[Machilipatnam]]		The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Dharmavaram bus station.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bus Stations in Districts \|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx \|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation \|access-date=9 March 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx \|archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Dharmavaram Junction railway station]] is a major railway station located on the [[Guntakal–Bangalore section]] and the [[Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line]]. There are two trains starting from this station to [[Vijayawada]] and [[Machilipatnam]]

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'''Dharmavaram''' is a [[city]] in [[Sri Sathya Sai district|Sri Sathya Sai District]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Dharmavaram [[mandal]] and [[Dharmavaram revenue division]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anantapur District Mandals|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=6 June 2017|pages=401|format=PDF}}</ref> The city is known for its handloom [[silk]] [[saree]]s.
The city is renowned for [[cotton]], [[silk weaving]] industries and [[Puppets|leather puppets]].<ref name=info>{{cite web|title=Dharmavaram Municipality|url=http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929013459/http://www.cdma.gov.in/cdma/Dharmavaram/index.html|archive-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> The city is called as Silk city of Andhra Pradesh.

== Etymology ==
Dharmavaram tank was constructed by Kriyasakthi Odeyar. The name of the city was derived from the name of his mother, ''Dharmamba''.<ref name=info />

==Geography==
Dharmavaram is located at {{coord|14.43|N|77.72|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Dharmavaram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. – Dharmavaram]</ref> It has an average elevation of 345 metres (1131 feet).

==Demographics==

{{As of|2011}} [[2011 Census of India|census]], the town had a [[population]] of {{formatnum:121874}}. The total population constitute, {{formatnum:62250}} males, {{formatnum:59624}} females –a sex ratio of 958 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> {{formatnum:12730}} children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which {{formatnum:6834}} are boys and {{formatnum:5896}} are girls—a sex ratio of 863 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 71.07% with {{formatnum:77564}} literates, 44,055 male and 33,509 female, slightly lower than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name="census" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=29 August 2014 |format=PDF}}</ref>

== Governance ==

=== Civic administration ===
Dharmavaram Municipality was formed on 1 April 1964 as a ''Grade–III'' municipality. It is upgraded to ''Selection Grade''<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016|format=PDF}}</ref> and has a jurisdictional area of {{convert|42.50|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} with 40 election wards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dharmavarammunicipality.org/Conusilers.aspx|title=Dharmavaram Municipal Corporation|website=dharmavarammunicipality.org|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> Each ward is represented by a ward member and the ward committee is headed by a chairperson.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992|url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend74.htm|website=India Code|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref> The present chairperson of the municipality is Beere Gopala Krishna and the commissioner is V. Mallikarjun.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities|url=http://amrut.gov.in/writereaddata/AMRUT_Cities-_Contact_details_of_Heads.pdf|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|publisher=Government of India|access-date=28 March 2016|format=PDF}}</ref>

==Economy==
Dharmavaram is a hub for pure silk sarees. The economy of the town is dependent on the weaving industry.
Farmers depend on rainwater due to lack of water resources. A major crop in this area is ground nuts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/ANDHRA_PRADESH/ANANTHAPUR/Dharmavaram__PINCODE |title=Pin Code of Dharmavaram |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-05-13}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Dharmavaram Junction.jpg|thumb|Dharmavaram Junction]]
The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Dharmavaram bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Dharmavaram Junction railway station]] is a major railway station located on the [[Guntakal–Bangalore section]] and the [[Dharmavarm–Pakala branch line]]. There are two trains starting from this station to [[Vijayawada]] and [[Machilipatnam]]

==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are [[English language|English]], Telugu, [[urdu]]. Closest CBSE school is Montessori Elite Em School

== See also ==
* [[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population]]
* [[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Sri Sathya Sai district]]
[[category:Cities and towns in Sri Sathya Sai district]]

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