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==History== | ==History== | ||
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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 [[ | 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> | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:17, 24 November 2023
Amarapuram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Amarapuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 14°08′00″N 76°59′00″E / 14.1333°N 76.9833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Rayalaseema |
| District | Sri Sathya Sai district |
| Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 52,717 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 515281 |
| Telephone code | 08493 |
| Vehicle registration | AP02 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hindupur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Madakasira |
| Climate | hot (Köppen) |
Amarapuram is a village in the Amarapuram mandal of the Sri Sathya Sai district, Andhra Pradesh.
History[edit | edit source]
Sri Satya Sai district, with headquarters at Puttaparthi, was created as per the Gazette notification No.154 dt 01.02.2022, with parts of Ananthapuramu district.[1] It is named after Sathya Sai Baba, an Indian guru born in Puttaparthy.[2][3]
Geography[edit | edit source]
Amarapuram is located at 14°08′00″N 76°59′00″E / 14.1333°N 76.9833°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 603 metres (1981 ft).
Demographics[edit | edit source]
According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Amarapuram mandal is as follows:[5]
- Total Population: 52,717 in 10,554 Households.
- Male Population: 26,854 and Female Population: 25,863
- Children Under 6-years of age: 7,136 (Boys – 3,663 and Girls – 3,473)
- Total Literates: 23,186
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sri Satya Sai District". About District > History. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ↑ Singleton, Mark; Goldberg, Ellen (2013). Gurus of Modern Yoga. ISBN 978-0199374953.
- ↑ Babb, Lawrence A. (1991). Redemptive Encounters: Three Modern Styles in the Hindu Tradition. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0520076365.
- ↑ Fallingrain genomics – Amarapuram
- ↑ Amarapuram at Our Village India.org[permanent dead link]
